What the media say about Towards the Sky
“The band’s blend of pop-rock choruses and superbly crafted prog works wonderfully well […] and should, hopefully, give Long Earth the stature boost they so richly deserve.” – Stephen Lambe, Prog Magazine
“Without any doubt, I can state that with Towards The Sky, Long Earth has released their best album to date […] The picture is simply perfect this time […] Musically, it is of an exceptionally high class. This is perhaps the dream album that every band would love to release” – Henri Strik, Background Magazine
“Long Earth hail from Scotland, and their fourth (and easily finest) album, Towards the Sky has been wowing the progressive world. […] Very highly recommended.” – Peter Lazenby, Lazland
“The album is melodic, accessible and highly enjoyable without ever becoming predictable or superficial. The songs are allowed to breathe, developing organically and continually rewarding attentive listening with interesting ideas and unexpected details.[…] With Towards the Sky, Long Earth may well have created their most complete and cohesive work to date. It is an album filled with atmosphere, humanity and musical discoveries” – André Fedorow, Sound of Prog
“Making beautiful and attractive music cannot be viewed as anything less that imperative healing. The moment our tired earth stops dreaming, learning, and yearning for peaceful resolution of our much-discussed proficiency to be primitive, the more we need music like this to counterbalance the pain. […] let us refrain from looking down, and stare instead into the glorious skies above.” – Thomas Szirmay, House of Prog
“This is a very credible band, which blends rock, pop, prog, Neo-prog, and jazz inspirations into a carefully crafted work of art […] I’m Hooked. Nothing else needs be said!” 9/10 – Progressive Rock Time Machine, Patreon
“The whole [album] is high quality, coherent, well structured and focused on the balance between melody, atmosphere and accessibility, making it an album likely to appeal to an audience of contemporary neo-progressive fans, but also to listeners responsive to female vocals” – Prog Et Plus
“if you appreciate beautiful melodies sung wonderfully and instrumental soundscapes that paint a picture, then you must check this album out. […] This is an easy 4.5 out of 5 stars (90%), and a wonderful way to spend 66 minutes. Highly recommended! – Scott’s Song by Song Spotlight
“Towards the Sky […] emerges as a work that uses the language of progressive rock to build a vast and deeply immersive narrative, where space exploration is never merely an aesthetic suggestion, but becomes an uneasy yet fascinating mirror of the present.” – Redapolis Music
“The Scottish prog rockers are on their fourth album, and it’s an ideal representation of the genre. The keyboards whizz and flourish, songs have plenty of room to explore and meander. Also good to hear the vocals of Maaike Siegerist, bringing her ethereal style to the mix, making for a solid collection of space-race tunes.” – Andy Reilly, Snack Mag
““Towards The Sky” is an album about courage — about the human impulse to build vessels out of dreams and notes, to cross the boundaries of what is tangible. It places Long Earth among the most refined voices in European progressive rock: Magenta, Renaissance, Marillion, Big Big Train. Yet Long Earth are no imitation. They have found their own orbit.” – Mały Leksykon Wielkich Zespołów
“Maaike’s excellent vocals are easy to get used to, and the album’s astronomy and space travel-inspired concept is delivered with top-notch 80s/90s neo-prog quality. Fans won’t go wrong with these Scots, […] the album also evokes memories of a golden age of prog.” – Erich Robbers, Rock Castle Franken
“this new Long Earth album is truly captivating. […] we are fortunate to be able to listen to their music, and that alone is a great pleasure given the quality of this fine hour of Scottish prog.” – Thierry Folcher, Clair & Obscur
“Maaike Siegerist’s perfectly controlled vocals are reminiscent of Heather Findlay’s, a true benchmark in the genre. […] Renaldo’s acoustic guitar playing is exceptionally pure. The huge advantage of LONG EARTH’s album is that there isn’t a single dud track […] Enjoy!” – Philippe André, ProfilProg
“an exceptionally good album. Which sets a very high bar for others to cross, if you like Symphonic Progressive Rock music, then this one is very highly recommended indeed as it is simply […] wonderful in every way.” – John Wenlock Smith, Progressive Voyages
What the media say about An Ordinary Life
“one of the brightest releases of 2024 so far….a wonderfully immersive musical journey that will have you coming back for more, it is a highlight of what is becoming an extraordinary, outstanding year for new music.” – Martin Hutchinson, progradar.com
“An Ordinary Life” is the band’s most worthy release to date, highlighting Long Earth’s growth and maturity as a band. There’s not a bad track on this record. Their cohesive sound, coupled with insightful lyrics and intricate arrangements, makes this album a noteworthy release in the progressive rock scene.” – Kevin Carmony, progradio.com
“A production to seek out if you enjoy atmospheric laden progressive rock with melodic rock and neo-progressive rock tendencies explored with a good ear towards being generally accessible and more widely appealing.” – progressor.net
“with An Ordinary Life, Long Earth has delivered an excellent album. It’s a true grower which always results in a pleasant experience” – Dick Van Der Heijde, progenrock.com
“Dare to explore Long Earth, which should make it into my annual top 10” – Philippe André, Profilprog.com
“An Ordinary Life is a fine album […] a lot to enjoy in a work which tells its stories lovingly and in an atmosphere of melodic goodness. Very highly recommended” – Steve Lazenby, Lazland
“This July 5th release should put the band over the top with well deserved recognition […] We all need and deserve to live an ordinary life. Easily among the very top albums of 2024 up to now!” – Thomas Szirmay, Prog Rogue
“Intelligent, descriptive and thought provoking lyrics cover the themes. Musically it is quite a wide-ranging and engaging listen bringing in generally melodically inclined prog though there are some nicely beefed up symphonic elements and tasteful guitar parts along the way […] Around an hour of varied, thought provoking and very well performed melodic/symphonic prog – and enjoyable to boot!” – New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
“I would say that Long Earth have taken a more considered, even intellectual, approach with this album as there is little doubt that all that is in these songs is a reflection on the reality of the 21st century and, as such, Long Earth have used their musical muscles to good effect. There are, of course, interludes that remind us of the pomp and circumstance that is a genre expectation, but there is also no doubt that this is an album with serious intent that transcends the long form presentation.” – bluesbunny.com
“For you our respected readers I only have one message; go and get yourself a copy of An Ordinary Life esp. if you’re fan of Pendragon, Dream Theater, Marillion, Genesis, Pallas, Yes, Rush” – metal-revolution.com
“with the release of “An Ordinary Life” LONG EARTH are ready to replace ASIA on the pomp-prog pedestal.” – Let It Rock
“An Ordinary Life […] should easily seduce fans of classic progressive rock. It was conceived by a team of old hands who know how to play and compose in a very beautiful way.” – Thierry Folcher, Clair & Obscur
What the media said about Long Earth’s Once Around the Sun
“just go and get a copy […] a masterpiece of modern prog with huge leanings to the “old style,” played by musicians who have dreamed the dream and have now delivered the dream. The dream has a name, and the name is Once Around The Sun” – Jim Lawson, Prog Music Reviews
“It’s bloody brilliant.After that, frankly, there’s not much more that needs to be said […] [a] seductively magnificent album” – Rob Fisher, The Progressive Aspect
Awarded “Album of the Year 2020″ – Eddie McFadden, ProgCore Radio, Manchester Rock Radio & Listen Lanarkshire
In the top 3 albums of 2020 – Chuck Simons, Progrock.com
DJ choice top ten album of 2020 – AJ Bradford, House of Prog Radio
One of the top 20 albums of 2020 – Mark & Rayna Monforti, Music in Widescreen/Progrock.com
“We see a band nearing their creative zenith. Take my advice, go and listen to what may well be one of 2020’s sublime releases” – Martin Hutchinson, Prograda.org
“A top-rated album that is sure to please all aficionados of well-constructed progressive rock including those who would normally favour a more metal infused offering.” 90/100 – Geoff Penn, House of Prog Radio
One of the top 10 albums of 2020 – Nemo Dre, Future Feature Radio
one of the year’s top 5 albums – Peter Jones, Tales from the Tigermoth, Progzilla Radio
voted by listeners as one of the top 30 albums of 2020 – The Prog Mill, Progzilla Radio
Thank you for this beautiful music, powerful but never aggressive, and above all optimistic […] 4.5 out of 5. – Progcritique (France)
one of the top 50 albums of the first half of 2020 (as chosen among all 11 writers) and one of the top ten albums of 2020 as chosen by writer André de Boer, Dutch Progressive Rock Pages
one of the best releases in UK & European progressive rock of 2020 – The European Perspective
“Loved The Source already, but this one’s another story: love it big, big! Well Done!!” – Larne Peters, Prog Alley
“symphonies merged with Rock. Guitar and keyboards, […] For all lovers of the more symphonic and soft part of Prog – Jacopo Vigezzi, Progressive Rock Journal
“All the fans of Pallas, IQ, Pendragon, Abel Ganz and such will absolutely love this album!” 8.2/10 – Strutter Magazine
“It is a real triumph and the boys should be really proud of this one, this extended musical journey goes through so many musical styles and passages that it never once gets boring” 8.5/10 – Steve & Lou’s World of Prog show