Hey all (*cough* Spudman *cough*)-

Wondering what you are listening to these days, specifically in the progressive circles. I have been listening to the new Flying Colors album a bit, a lot of this band called the Night Flight Orchestra (album: Internal Affairs), which is very good and very well produced, but I'm almost tapped out on them. Also had some time with Pyramid Theorem, which is very Dream Theater-esque.

Last band I've heard recently is called Bend Sinister, which I think is a Canadian band. They are decent, good influences and what not, but occasionally lyrically annoying and pretentious and a little heavy on the keyboard for my tastes, as their front man is a fat keyboard-playing singer.

Any good suggestions in that vein? I haven't heard much from Steven Wilson lately, and last I heard he was heading in a new direction as Porcupine Tree had become too popular or something. Same with Opeth; 'Heritage' was good, but didn't resonate in the same way that 'Watershed' or 'Ghost Reveries' did.