Best Band of ‘07 Kicks Off ‘08
It’s been a busy year for Porcupine Tree.
Since the April 2007 release of Fear of a Blank Planet, the band have put out a followup mini-album in September (Nil Recurring) and, as of last week, have made a new live disc available.
We Lost the Skyline is a live release of an acoustic set performed in an Orlando, Florida music store. The tracklisting promises some of the band’s most beautiful mellow tracks, including “Even Less,” “Trains,” and “Lazarus.” “Lazarus” is currently available on Porcupine Tree’s official MySpace page, and it’s an excellent live arrangement of a fantastic song.
In my opinion, despite its release during a year which boasted a large number of great records, Fear of a Blank Planet emerged as the best album of 2007. (For a periodically updated list of albums emerging as the best of 2008, click here.) It’s filled with ambient soundscapes fused with progressive rock and a healthy dose of metal and the band manage to reconcile these different genres very well, offering something to fans of any kind of rock music. If you haven’t already done so, I’d strongly suggest buying Fear of a Blank Planet, Nil Recurring, and We Lost the Skyline. You won’t regret it.
They are all available at Porcupine Tree’s official online store.