“Can we find new permutations of the same old combination if we relax and ignore the facts?”, sings Ben Spees towards the climax of Permutations, the fourth album from his progressive trio The Mercury Tree. It's quite a shift from its 2014 predecessor Countenance. If Countenance felt a bit more mathematically precise, on Permutations the … Continue reading Review: The Mercury Tree – Permutations

[avatar ="Progger" size="50" align="left" /]With the release of their second album Freeze in Phantom Form in 2012, Portland’s The Mercury Tree showed hints of a promising and new force in the modern progressive rock landscape. A fairly mellow affair, the record was nonetheless quite complex, as its intricate arrangements were complemented by surrealistic melodies and organic … Continue reading Review: The Mercury Tree – Countenance