Year : 2022
Style : Progressive Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 156 mb
Bio:
English progressive rock band founded in 1987 by Steven Wilson in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, U.K. Originally a pseudonym for Wilson's solo recordings, in 1993 the project mutated into a full band with the inclusion of Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland and Richard Barbieri. Maitland was replaced by Gavin Harrison in 2002 and the line-up remained the same until 2010, when the band went on hiatus.On November 1st 2021 the band officially returned as a three-piece line-up, comprising Wilson, Barbieri and Harrison, with the new single release "Harridan". The band's eleventh studio album Closure / Continuation, their first in thirteen years, was released on June 24th 2022.
Album:
Closure/Continuation is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. It is their first since 2009's The Incident. Despite public uncertainty of the band's future after frontman Steven Wilson's focus on a solo career in 2010, the album was recorded intermittently in complete secrecy among Wilson, Gavin Harrison, and Richard Barbieri across the course of the following decade, without longtime bassist Colin Edwin. With the COVID-19 pandemic putting members' separate plans on hold, the band found time to finish the record in September 2021. Towards the end of the year, the band's reformation was announced, alongside the album's release date of 24 June 2022. Four singles were released ahead of the record—"Harridan", "Of the New Day", "Herd Culling", and "Rats Return".The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.Prior to publication, Loudwire named the album one of their most anticipated rock and metal albums in 2022.Upon release, the album was generally well-received, getting an average rating of 71 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on nine reviews.Metal Injection praised the album for being "an outstanding and endearing comeback...while it doesn't bring anything new to the table...what it does accomplish and induce is quite exemplary".AllMusic concluded that the album was "A welcome new entry in PT's catalog" that shows that "the band have plenty left to say".Record Collector noted that while the album "perhaps misses the conceptual cogency of earlier Tree peaks", ultimately it "weds a reinvigorated affirmation of band identity to expansive energies, all to confident effect".It was ranked as the 16th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers.At the mid-week mark, Closure/Continuation was on track to debut at the number one spot on the UK all-format album chart, potentially the band's first album to top the chart.The album ultimately debuted at number two in the official UK album charts, though it debuted at number one for both CD and vinyl sales.
Line Up:
Steven Wilson - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards (1987–2010; 2021–present)
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesizers (1993–2010; 2021–present)
Gavin Harrison - drums, percussion (2002–2010; 2021–present)
+ guests:
Lisen Rylander Löve – voice sample (track 4)
Suzanne Barbieri – voice sample (track 4)
Inspector J – ambience field recording (track 4)
Klankbeeld – ambience field recording sample (track 7)
Production:
Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic – art direction, image editor, photography, graphic design, creative director
Paul Stacey – additional guitar recording
Ed Scull – additional guitar recording engineering
Penny Morgan, Peter Rudge, Pro Music Management – management
Tracklist:
01. Harridan
02. Of the New Day
03. Rats Return
04. Dignity
05. Herd Culling
06. Walk the Plank
07. Chimera's Wreck
08. Population Three (Bonus Track)
09. Never Have (Bonus Track)
10. Love in the Past Tense (Bonus Track)
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