High-brow concepts are so often the backbone of great prog music, but they can also be too serious for their own good. Thankfully, Chicago’s Refestramus weave both heavy topics and bizarre, comedic turns into their second and well-balanced album, Intouríst.
While its narrative is coloured by deep-thinking moments that explore emotional depth and resilience, as well as casting glances at the supernatural, it doesn’t forget to have a little fun along the way. That’s why you’ll find songs that charter love, tragedy, and natural selection, as well as sex-crazed lizards and love struck zombies. No topic is off limits.
