Good news for fans of Oceansize and epic post-rock acts: Reading’s Heights blend virtuoso precision with melody and clarity to great effect on From Sea To Sky.

It wouldn’t be a Future Of The Left show without the equipment failures… but the Mclusky covers are unusual. Is this a new phase, or the beginning of the end?

Gloriously gloomy post-rock posse iLiKETRAiNS aren’t moping over their lack of record label; instead, they’re asking their fans for cash, and it’s working.

Newport outfit Spiridion mash up Deftones and Tool very successfully on their self-released debut A Moment Of Clarity. Give ‘em time, and they could be awesome.

Lone Hannoverian Sven Missullis is also known as Reebosound, and he’s got all the gloriously dumb nineties alt-rock-pop fun you need in your life, right here.

Ocean Bottom Nightmare are three skinny lads from Nottingham; “What Would Judas Do?” is three-and-a-bit minutes of deconstructo-core weirdness, and more-ish.

Norwich noiseniks Sennen are up to album number three with Age Of Denial, and they’re churning out strong and fuzzy shoegazer pop of great quality.

Three years after their last studio album, 65daysofstatic return to the scene with We Were Exploding Anyway… and I find myself wishing they’d not bothered.

Another band with J Mascis in the line-up? No prizes for guessing Sweet Apple‘s Love & Desperation is bluesy rock all through, then… but what’s the story?

Glasgow’s cadre of good modern prog acts includes Secondskin, whose initially self-released debut album Captive Audience promises much more good stuff to come.