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Steven Wilson - The Overview
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£22.99
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Original price
£23.99
Original price
£22.99
£22.99
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£23.99
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£22.99
Track Listing / Description
OBJECTS OUTLIVE US (23.17)
A1 No Monkey's Paw
A2 The Buddha Of The Modern Age
A3 Objects: Meanwhile
A4 The Cicerones
A5 Ark
A6 Cosmic Sons Of Toil
A7 No Ghost On The Moor
A8 Heat Death Of The Universe
THE OVERVIEW
B1 Perspective
B2 A Beautiful Infinity I
B3 Borrowed Atoms
B4 A Beautiful Infinity II
B5 Infinity Measured In Moments
B6 Permanence
Steven Wilson releases his eighth studio album, The Overview, on Fiction Records. The two track, forty-two-minute album is his most audacious to date, inspired by the "overview effect" experienced by astronauts looking back at the Earth from space.
The Overview sees Wilson return to expansive, progressive music, a genre he helped redefine and repopularise with both his solo and Porcupine Tree releases. The two wildly ambitious tracks are each made up of distinctive musical sections that flow from one to the other, playing out as unique and continuous pieces. Wilson's 21st-century progressive music updates the classic 'prog' musical palette to incorporate everything from glistening electronics to post-rock and beyond, which brings the genre right into the beating heart of the current musical landscape.
The album also features a set of lyrics by XTC's Andy Partridge that help drive the story in "Objects Outlive Us".
The Overview is instantly recognisable as Steven Wilson and will stand alone as an utterly unique release for 2025. Headphones and a wide-open mind are recommended.