Pattern Seeking Animals - Spooky Action at a Distance (2023)

The fourth album from this band from USA.

The band is a quartet with a line-up of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals.

The band had help from a string ensemble. 

3/4 of this band is Spock's Beard, the best symphonic prog band in USA today and true legends in the scene. 

Pattern Seeking Animals sees a much more americana and pop influenced band on their first three albums. That also goes for this, their fourth album too.

There is still plenty of prog here. But pop and americana has taken over most of this one hour long album.

There is some good pieces of music here and there is some less good pieces of music here. This album is a bit of a let down and a step backwards into obscurity and mediocrisity. 

A slight letdown but still worthy a listen or two.

2.5 points