MOG And The Water Tribe - Astronaut Ghost (2018)

Astronaut Ghost’ was written by composer / producer Phil Swinburne and represents personal observations inspired by his own experiences, covering topics such as communication, world affairs, death and the effects of the refugee crisis!

The ten always melodic and brilliantly produced tracks on the album are a definite cross between modern Prog and 80's Pop/Rock or A.O.R. as some might call it. Lyrically, artistically and musically, this album is beautifully put together, and when I first heard it, several bouts of goose bump moments were created during the many hooks, choruses and keyboard solos. The album is of what we would call standard LP length and the quality of the songs is well maintained from start to finish, with no weak spots or “fillers” along the way. The vocals are excellent, the playing classy and the songs harmonically superb - To be honest there is nothing not to like about the entire record!

Infectious and musically full of real substance you should think maybe: GENESIS or PENDRAGON meets CUTTING CREW or The MOTORS with a bit of CHINA CRISIS thrown in … it’s that sort of music … hang on, the songs are even strong enough to say maybe think: CROWDED HOUSE of even MIKE & THE MECHANICS … they were a perfect bridge between the genres type band as well!

The band line-up is: Phil Swinburne (vocals / Keyboards), Lewis Richardson (guitars), Nige Spaven (bass) and Logi (drums / percussion). The CD comes with an 8-Page Full-Colour Booklet with lyrics and credits.