Porcupine Tree unexpectedly got here again in 2022 with a brand new report Closure/Continuation (plus a reside album referred to as Closure/Continuation.Dwell), 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 can 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 is a bit too early to say, to be sincere. Once more, they’re completely different. I feel a bit like my solo profession, Porcupine Tree has reached a degree the place we do not wish to attempt to do something besides be ourselves. We do not wish 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 way more capable of 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. In reality, I relish the thought 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 performed 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 no less than another report. It may even be the following challenge, probably. However that is as a lot as I can say for the time being.”
He additionally famous that he’d like to do a Porcupine Tree reside present field set, although which may show troublesome as he is received a variety 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 may be an enormous job to compile 12-15 exhibits that characterize every part of the band in the very best gentle. It will be three-to-four months’ work. When am I going to try this? I feel it is one thing I’ll get to ultimately, however it could be at a time once I take a step again from making new work. And as you see, that is not taking place proper now.”
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