Looks like a Porcupine Tree comeback is very much a reality 12 years after the band’s last album, which was The Incident (2009).
From left to right: G. Harrison, S. Wilson, R. Barbieri (photo by Alex Lake – twoshortdays.com)
Three days ago, the band posted the first info on returning from hiatus on their Facebook account. It reads:
“We are proud to finally present an album 12 years in the making – Closure / Continuation. Today we share the first single Harridan, available now across all streaming services. We are also very pleased to share news of live performances in the UK and Europe in October/November 2022. Americas and Canada tour dates will be announced early next year.”
In another Facebook post, but also on Porcupine Tree’s official website, the band continues:
“Harridan and a few of the other new songs have been in play since shortly after the release of The Incident. They initially lived on a hard drive in a slowly growing computer file marked PT2012, later renamed PT2015, PT2018, and so on. There were times when we even forgot they were there, and times when they nagged us to finish them to see where they would take us. Listening to the finished pieces, it was clear that this wasn’t like any of our work outside of the band – the combined DNA of the people behind the music meant these tracks were forming what was undeniably, unmistakably, obviously a Porcupine Tree record.”
“Closure / Continuation” artwork by The Designers Republic
The new album, titled Closure / Continuation, is due to be released on the 24th of June 2022. You can preorder under: https://porcupinetree.lnk.to/PTCC
The band’s studio line-up is: Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Gavin Harrison.
The first twelve European gigs already announced for October and November 2022 will take place in Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK.
Harridan is the first new Porcupine Tree song in over 12 years. Watch the lyric video (produced by Crystal Spotlight) below.
Also, watch Gavin Harrison give us a tour of his drum kit HERE.
