This actually sounds more like a PT song instead of a Steven Wilson solo one like the other singles. Still none have really excited me, so I hope the setlist for the live shows don't consist of too many songs from the new album

Fucking shit lyrics ✅
Devoid of soul as fuck ✅
Porcupine Tree as fuck ✅
Love it ✅

Fuck yes, I thought I had lost out on the opportunity to see them live.

i love this

Song was fine, sounds like it could have been on Lightbulb Sun.

Not sure if I'll buy the album, but I'll give it a listen and try to catch the band live.

My most anticipated album of the year. Both songs bode well for me. Then again I thought The Incident was one of the best things this band did so what do I know.

Both songs are great, looking forward to the album.

His sense of intertwining timbre/harmony is really special - always feels like a bit ear candy.

Never been into PT, but this sounds Steven Wilson as ever...nothin wrong with that

Both songs are really good. Am planning on catching that tour when they come to Boston, still so cool that they reunited like this.
My most anticipated album of the year. [2]

Welp, Wilson's recognizably boastful af comment aside, actually really digging this song; agreed with the Lightbulb Sun vibe, cautiously looking forward to this album.

Wilson is a genius with writing instrumental melodies, general songcraft, and production but suffers from consistent foot-in-mouth syndrome and some embarrassing lyrics.

xbox is a god to me

Lol what even is that description of the song? Thankfully at least the song is good.

Gavin Harrison is the only good thing about this band.

Talons you from Boston? Sput meetup

big thief: we don't give a shit about nerd shit so we made Little Things uh what meter is it in lol idk good luck guessing SOTY

steven wilson: hey guys my songwriting is finally smooth enough to camouflage its prog bullshit, so hold my beer while i wank all over these time sig changes that no-one will ever notice or care about

...probably. will listen to this later

SW's preface write-ups of his own music have gotten more... heavy-handed over the years for sure. "This song is simple... until it's not!" Like, ok.

Regardless, love the guy. Song rules. Missed this sound

It's a great PPT track, not sure if it's a Lightbulb Sun callback though, no Colin Edwin makes me still super confused on tracks like this where he'd have opportunities to shine, and he made that album super memorable with his fat bass lines. Maybe closer to In Absentia? In any case, both work for me, Harridan still sounds awkward to me because of the other guy's bass sound that's really different from Edwin's (no idea who it even is on the bass for them nowadays)

As far as I know they don't have an official bassist currently, so it could have been Steven or a session artist on the recording here.

Yeah I guess In Absentia or probably The Incident is a more accurate sound here, especially the latter cause this is a follow up to that.

This is pretty solid, I sort of expected this from them during the reunion. I would like to see some longer songs get thrown in the mix too, and judging by how few tracks there are on this release I might get my wish

I don’t think this is new songs per se is it? It’s all incident era stuff cobbled together and the band putting on a few shows. Hope I’m wrong though.

Neither song reminds me of The Incident tbh, they're good songs...

It's probably just some ideas from The Incident sessions realised into songs and a bunch of new stuff

@FadedSun yeah I’m in the Boston area. The tix are expensive tho.. maybe cause it’s in a new venue.
Btw I just found out that Tony Levin is not only American, but was born in Boston! That means when I saw King Crimson here for my birthday a few years ago, he was in his hometown which is cool.