Porcupine Tree unexpectedly got here again in 2022 with a brand new file Closure/Continuation (plus a reside album referred to as Closure/Continuation.Dwell), and performed a bunch of reveals in help of the file all through 2022 and 2023. Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson has since gone again to specializing in his solo work, although he does firmly imagine there will likely be a follow-up to Closure/Continuation.
In an interview with Innerviews, Wilson responded to a query about new music and the way forward for the band saying: “It’s kind of too early to say, to be sincere. Once more, they’re completely different. I believe a bit like my solo profession, Porcupine Tree has reached a degree the place we do not need to attempt to do something besides be ourselves. We do not need to fear about what individuals anticipate of us—not that we ever did.
“We’re having fun with the method. I like working with Gavin Harrison and Richard Barbieri. And the apparent factor for me now’s that as a result of the solo profession is established, I am far more in a position to be a part of a democratic band in a method I wasn’t again within the day. I used to really feel the necessity to management it extra. Now, I do not. The truth is, I relish the concept of giving up management and maybe not getting my very own method on a regular basis. I am open to not essentially doing issues the way in which I’d have achieved them myself.
“I believe Porcupine Tree going ahead will not be extremely prolific. We could not tour once more. However I believe we’ll undoubtedly make at the very least another file. It might even be the following challenge, presumably. However that is as a lot as I can say in the mean time.”
He additionally famous that he’d like to do a Porcupine Tree reside present field set, although which may show tough as he is received plenty of materials to dig by.
“I have been speaking about doing a Porcupine Tree reside field set, as a result of just about each present we performed was recorded. However that might be an enormous job to compile 12-15 reveals that signify every part of the band in the absolute best mild. It might be three-to-four months’ work. When am I going to do this? I believe it is one thing I’ll get to finally, however it will be at a time after I take a step again from making new work. And as you see, that is not occurring proper now.”
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