Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

NEW VINYL LP ON TONE FLOAT RECORDS 2017

2 X 180 GRAM VINYL

On Fear of a Blank Planet veteran progressive-rock act Porcupine Tree takes up the task of exploring the alienating force of the media and its impact on our youth and ourselves. Fear's titular cut features lyrics rife with allusions to the confusing, isolating effects of TV, the X-Box, drugged out consumer escapades, and the ennui that arrives with prescription and self-prescribed numbness. "My Ashes" advances the themes of isolation, as a young person becomes increasingly estranged from himself; "Anesthetize" aptly captures dull apathy with accuracy and knowing but perhaps delves to deep into the dark depths and, instead of alleviating pain and pressure, deepens it via a track that fails to offer much emotional or mental counterpoint. The tune does feature an exceptionally lyrical guitar solo from Rush's Alex Lifeson and proves that if anyone can write a sprawling, throbbing epic it's most likely Porcupine Tree.

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Tracklist

LP One:
1. Fear of a Blank Planet
2. My Ashes
3. Cheating the Polygraph
4. Anesthetize

LP Two:
1. Sentimental
2. Way Out Of Here
3. Sleep Together
4. Nil Recurring
5. Normal
6. What Happens Now