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Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025

The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

Louder

Artists outside London ‘underrepresented on Mercury prize shortlist’

Since 2010, only three winners have not been from London. Previous winners say broader representation is needed

The Guardian - UK

‘The Welsh language has been aggressively oppressed’: Tristwch y Fenywod, the gothic trio communing with a mystical Wales

Inspired by the ‘enchanted, sapphic feeling’ of the coast and with bat sounds for drums, this Wales-obsessed band sound like no one else. They explain how queerness, neurodivergence and anti-colonialism guide what they do

The Guardian - UK

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Cool new proggy sounds from Jakko Jakszyk, We Lost The Sea, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!

Great new music you need to hear from Gwenno, Wytch Hazel, Rocking Horse Music Club, Schrodinger and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

Louder

Rio’s record, giant dogs and a psychic crocodile – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Gwenno appears on Glastonbury stage with huge 'Wales is not for sale' sign

It was the second appearance for the Welsh musician at the Somerset festival

Wales Online

Cool as folk: why Britain’s young rebels are embracing ancient rites

Folklore customs dating back centuries are suddenly cool with a new generation keen to connect with the planet and defy the establishment

The Guardian - UK

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Gwenno, quarry raves and the punks of Penzance: inside the Cornish music explosion

A buzzy new venue is spearheading a south-western musical renaissance, with hundreds of people dancing in the streets after a booming club night. Our writer hits the floor for the Cornish conga

The Guardian - UK

Mark Jenkin’s new folk horror film promoted in Cornish language

Producers believe this is the first time a film has used both English and Kernewek on its posters

The Guardian - UK

Gwenno at Village Underground review: Mercury Prize nominee was impassioned and stirring

The artist nominee, who sings in Cornish and Welsh, mixed the humorous and the political

Evening Standard

All back to mine: Harry’s House sets domestic tone for 2022 Mercury prize

Harry Styles’s high-end lockdown album is surprisingly of a piece with other longlisted albums by artists as distinct as Joy Crookes and Gwenno

The Guardian - UK

Is this the most accessible Mercury Prize list in years?

Either they’ve gone mainstream or I’ve finally caught up with the music industry

Evening Standard

The stories behind the most curious street names in Cardiff

Cardiff is home to some interesting street names, the origins of which you may not know

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