Phosphene

‘Welcome Strangers’ is the second record by feral pop outliers Modern Studies. Elegiac and haunted, life-giving and triumphant, this beguiling return digs deep into landscapes both real and imagined, internal and external, in a work that might perhaps best be described as “kosmiche choral” or, if we’re pushing it “arts-und-crafts-werk”. Or, put simply, glorious pop music.

Standing tall with a gorgeously energetic, modern take on 80s synth-pop, London-based prog rock outfit KYROS have released their third studio album, 'Celexa Dreams'! Previously known as Synaesthesia, Kyros are perhaps best known for crafting fresh, new and exciting music with influences ranging from eighties pop akin to Depeche Mode and Kate Bush through to modern post-progressive and alternative rock music such as Muse and Porcupine Tree.

"Celexa Dreams, the new album from KYROS, is a love letter to the era when prog rock bands like Yes and Rush were experimenting with synthpop."

A phosphene is "the phenomenon of seeing light without light entering the eye." The title of the heart-rending and resolute new album by composer/violinist Jessica Moss could not be better chosen.