Porcupine Tree - new album: The Incident

[PH]

"Porcupine Tree are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album "The Incident". The record is set to be released via Roadrunner Records worldwide on 21st September, as a double CD.

The centre-piece is the title track, which takes up the whole of the first disc. The 55-minute work is described as "a slightly surreal song cycle about beginnings and endings and the sense that 'after this, things will never be the same again'."

The self-produced album is completed by four standalone compositions that developed out of band writing sessions last December - Flicker, Bonnie The Cat, Black Dahlia, and Remember Me Lover feature on a separate EP length disc to stress their independence from the song cycle.

Video footage of the band in the studio working on The Incident, as well as audio previews, will be available online soon. The band will tour extensively to promote the album from mid September onwards."

- porcupinetree.com


A bit old news, but I haven't read it yet. I'm looking forward to this!

[The Butterfly Man]

There's a 7-minute album-preview up on PT's MySpace now!

http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree

Tom

[PH]

I'm now listening to the sample and it sounds very good!

[The Butterfly Man]

Here's a track-by-track review of the new PT-album 'The Incident' by Metal Hammer. I could handle the wait for the album quite easily but after I read this the anticipation started to grow immensely...

Check it out here: http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/porcupine-tree-%E2%80%98the-incident%E2%80%99-track-by-track-album-preview/

'Only' 2 weeks left to wait!

Tom

[The Butterfly Man]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Tom

[Crazy Diamond]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Tom

Tom,

I am waiting patiently for "The Incident" to occur. After having only discovered PT a few years back (on release of FoaBP) they have becme my favourite band after Arena.

Have had the CD on pre-order for a while now and am off to see them at Hammersmith in October. Apparently this gig is a sell-out, who'd have thought a band that has been pretty-well unknown outside of prog circles could sell out such a venue these days.

Andy

ps there is a round-table review on the DPRP website :- http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200942.php

[Iggy]

Tom,

I am waiting patiently for "The Incident" to occur. After having only discovered PT a few years back (on release of FoaBP) they have becme my favourite band after Arena.

Have had the CD on pre-order for a while now and am off to see them at Hammersmith in October. Apparently this gig is a sell-out, who'd have thought a band that has been pretty-well unknown outside of prog circles could sell out such a venue these days.

Andy

ps there is a round-table review on the DPRP website :- http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200942.php

I'm waiting too, although I don't have a ticket for Hammersmith. I will probably bite the bullett and go on the night and see if I can find one to buy for a reasonable price.

[bellanova]

I too have the new album on order and am seeing them at Hammersmith. PT are my 2nd favourite band after Arena and i cant wait to see them again. It will be my 4th time.

[PH]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Sometimes you remind me of Nicky.

Hey, I'm really looking forward to this, people! PT are my favourite band next to Arena.

[erik]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Tom

Quite the contrary, Tom, I'm eagerly anticipating the release of this album and based on what I've read about it so far it's likely to end up high in my best of 2009 list!

[maddox]

What all of the impatient people said. 

Here's another question:

Who ordered the super-deluxe release? 

[Nicky007]

Sometimes you remind me of Nicky.

Yup, Mad got good taste too 



Got The Incident (high up) on my SL now.

Thanks, Paxi.

Interesting that PT followed Opeth and DT and changed over to Roadrunner 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Well it's not out yet, so there isn't much to say.  Other than I've ordered a copy, of course, and I'm so excited I've had to get changed

[Manatee]

So...I take it there's no interest for PT's new album in The Room?

Tom

Sometimes you remind me of Nicky.

In this instance, I have to agree.  Of course there's interest in the new PT album.  They seem to be one of the few bands that pretty much all of us agree upon other than our resident (if absent) heroes.   I will buy it.  I expect I'll like it very very very much.  Steven Wilson is a freakin visionary.

[The Butterfly Man]

Sometimes you remind me of Nicky.

What an insult!



Tom

[Nicky007]

What an insult!

Sh*, I got the names confused again 

But you got good taste too, Tom     (except I like you better when you'r in progmetal mode ) 

They seem to be one of the few bands that pretty much all of us agree upon other than our resident (if absent) heroes.

Right, Greenie.

Probably Genesis and Kino too 

And Floyd 

But that seems to be it. E.g. H-Marillion, IQ, and Frost* don't do much for me 

Steven Wilson is a freakin visionary.

+ his bandmates are fabulous too 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

I like you better when you'r in progmetal mode 

Then it's your lucky day, 'cause today I feel very metallic!



Tom

[Nicky007]

Great, Tommy-boy. So let's do SW together 

And in fact I'm heading for Fear Of A Blank Planet later on today, a slow but very steady grower 

Wanna join me with that too ? 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

Great, Tommy-boy. So let's do SW together 

And in fact I'm heading for Fear Of A Blank Planet later on today, a slow but very steady grower 

Wanna join me with that too ? 

If you can use some company than I'm willing to do that. I'm not really in a Seventh Wonder-mood but I'm going to play FOABP in my car in about half an hour time! Good idea!

Tom

[Steve Jones]

Yay! Had an e-mail to say 'The Incident' has despatched

Too much to hope it'll turn up tomorrow - probably Monday at the earliest

[Iggy]

Yay! Had an e-mail to say 'The Incident' has despatched

Too much to hope it'll turn up tomorrow - probably Monday at the earliest

So did I but I am hoping it turns up tomorrow. It may be one of the few advantages of living in London (the other being the gigs).

[The Butterfly Man]

I bought the album last friday and during the weekend I listened to it a few times. After these first few listens I already came
to the conclusion that I simply adore this album. It contains everything that I love in PT: Heavy passages, calmer moments, some acoustic guitar and amazing vocal harmonies.

Now I'm off to listen to it again!

Tom

[Iggy]

I bought the album last friday and during the weekend I listened to it a few times. After these first few listens I already came
to the conclusion that I simply adore this album. It contains everything that I love in PT: Heavy passages, calmer moments, some acoustic guitar and amazing vocal harmonies.

Now I'm off to listen to it again!

Tom

Excellent news. I will need to wait until tomorrow night (hopefully) to listen to it.

Hope you are enjoying your new home.

[The Butterfly Man]

Excellent news. I will need to wait until tomorrow night (hopefully) to listen to it.

And what do you think of it now that you finally had the chance to listen to the album?

Hope you are enjoying your new home.

Yes I am, thanks! Really appreciate it!

Tom

[Iggy]

And what do you think of it now that you finally had the chance to listen to the album?

Tom

I like it but at the moment some of it seems a bit patchy. It is definitely going to be a grower.