Simon Says - Tardigrade

This was a blind buy. There was a short-lived American alt-rock band called Simon Says that formed in the late 90s, but I could tell by the cover art that this had to be a different band. With SPV and Progrock Records being involved, that settled matters. I don't often buy albums without listening to a good number of the tracks first, especially at full price, but Progrock Records is a label that generally always releases albums that appeal to my tastes. And Tardigrade is another hit.

This Simon Says is from Sweden, and apparently it's a studio project, not a band. But they're still a prog fan's dream. Tardigrade is the band's third concept album, again based in a fantasy world that their first album and parts of their second album was based in. You can find the full story of Tardigrade here. Musically they're very similar to The Flower Kings, Puppet Show, The Tangent, and many others. So not original. But they are very good.

Website: http://www.paradisesquare.net
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/simonsayssweden

Note: Many of these links are external. In time, they may become obsolete.