Back to Norway for this eclectic prog-metal band. Leprous bounces around between lighter and heavy rock, using major and minor tonalities, sparse and dense textures, catchy and complex composition. They manage better than most to impress without coming across as though they're trying to impress. They're a newer band, and I don't know too much about them but I like what I know. They're a band on the ascent in my book.
I could pick just about any of their songs to share with you: they're remarkably consistent in a very good way. Below, I picked the title track from their sophomore effort. It gives you a good taste of their simultaneously challenging and listenable style. Note the easy 7-feel in the verse, the anthemic chorus, the development of the verse after the chorus and then the recapitulation of the verse at the end. Enjoy!
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