As a huge fan of The Dear Hunter, I hear a lot of artists/bands who are compared or compare to them, but only a small percentage of them i ever get into.
But I can honestly say this band has highly impressed me, and having only heard their new album which came out back in August 2017.
I am so blown away by it/them, just in hearing their new record, i wonder if I may have found a new favorite band.
"The Raven Locks Act 3."
The vocal arrangements, string and other chamber/baroque parts. Dynamics, the concept without being cheesy or melodramatic (songs that tell a story, vs dialogue that becomes way too theatrical).
I wonder if anyone knows them around here, per they are not a new band. Their latest record is their 5th album, lol, and their debut album was released in 2007, the same year as TDH's Act II, lol.
https://dirtpoorrobins.bandcamp.com/album/the-raven-locks-act-3If you enjoy TDH or a band like The Family Crest (or Hotel of the Laughing Tree among other prog bands using Chamber and Orchestral instruments), this band could right up your alley.