A nu-prog band with a penchant for rich arrangements, Subsignal have been tearing it up for a few albums now...but I gotta hand it to La Muerta: this thing's got some serious hooks in the warehouse. Enough to hang every every ham and slab of beef with room to spare, in fact. Lustrous electronic elements are juxtaposed against these guitar/synth concoctions, with the grand prize for prime melody going to the title cut, the anthemic 'The Bells Of Lyonesse' and the super sugary but engaging 'Even Though The Stars Don't Shine', which is as good a feelgood single as anything you might hope for in 2018.

The "Subsignal sound" is probably overall best described as a more contemporary Permanent Waves-era Rush with a different melodic sensibility, spearheaded by Arno Menses's strident, world-class vocals that elevate the material to heights it might not otherwise reach. If you hate prog then this album probably won't change your mind, but if you want to try something a little different then this is just what the doctor ordered.