Many Porcupine Tree fans are still hoping for leader Steven Wilson to return to this British prog rock band. But the solo career of the singer, guitarist and producer is increasingly taking shape and he also tells the press that he does not need a permanent band for the time being. Still, Porcupine Tree enthusiasts can indulge themselves more than ever with Wilson's fourth album (not counting Cover
… Version in between) Hand. Cannot. Erase .. Where on solo albums like Grace For Drowning (2011) and The Raven That Refused To Sing And Other Stories (2013) he focused more on a vintage sound of seventies prog and fusion, he now returns to the neo-prog from his former band. Thick, Staccato guitar riffs alternate with dreamy passages and moody electronics in an album-length suite that tells of the loneliness of a woman who ends up dead in her London flat for three years before she is found. A perfect fit for craftsman Wilson, who with this suite not only opposes the volatility of MP3s but is also concerned about the increasing alienation of the society hidden behind electronic equipment. (MR)more