Porcupine Tree unexpectedly got here again in 2022 with a brand new report Closure/Continuation (plus a stay album known as Closure/Continuation.Reside), and performed a bunch of exhibits in assist of the report all through 2022 and 2023. Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson has since gone again to specializing in his solo work, although he does firmly consider 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 totally different. I feel 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 plain factor for me now could be 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 means I wasn’t again within the day. I used to really feel the necessity to management it extra. Now, I do not. In reality, I relish the concept of giving up management and maybe not getting my very own means on a regular basis. I am open to not essentially doing issues the way in which I might have accomplished them myself.
“I feel Porcupine Tree going ahead will not be extremely prolific. We might not tour once more. However I feel we’ll positively make at the least yet another report. It might even be the following mission, probably. However that is as a lot as I can say in the intervening time.”
He additionally famous that he’d like to do a Porcupine Tree stay present field set, although that may show troublesome as he is bought a number of materials to dig by.
“I have been speaking about doing a Porcupine Tree stay field set, as a result of just about each present we performed was recorded. However that might be a large job to compile 12-15 exhibits that signify every section of the band in the absolute best gentle. It might be three-to-four months’ work. When am I going to try this? I feel it is one thing I’ll get to finally, however it might be at a time after I take a step again from making new work. And as you see, that is not taking place proper now.”
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