High Spy are a five-piece band, consisting of highly experienced and seasoned musicians, based in North Staffordshire They write song-based melodic rock, with a progressive edge, that draws on a wide range of influences which include (amongst many others) Rush, The Police, Tears For Fears, and Ultravox.
The band has been together in some shape or form since 2006. The present line-up has been together since 2021. In 2023, they released their latest album, 'Human Geometry', which received glowung reviews, both on the internet and in print.
Here's a few snippets of what was said...
'This is a quality release...really well constructed mature rock music with a progressive edge'
'Progarchives' Website.
'The whole band put in top quality performances to achieve a remarkable and quite glorious sound.'
'Rate Your Music' Website.
An elegant collection of songs, which may contain rudiments of Prog, but has a far harder edge with subtle elements of Rush and The Police in both sound and structure' - Fireworks' Magazine
'A mini masterclass of fresh sounding hard/melodic/progressive rock all rolled into one. - 'The New Wave of British Heavy metal' Blog
The latter part of 2024 saw the band performing widely acclaimed shows at The International Rush Convention at The Live Rooms in Chester, and Danfest 13 at The Musician in Leicester.
The second half of 2025 will see them releasing a new studio album and playing more gigs.
Tony Hall - Drums
Jeff Henson - Vocals
Dave Lythgoe - Bass
Rich Pointon - Guitars
Mark Price - Keyboards
https://www.highspy.org.uk/
https://highspy1.bandcamp.com/album/human-geometry-album-2023
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