Celebrated progressive rock band Porcupine Tree have launched the track “Of The New Day” as the latest single from their comeback album “Closure / Continuation“. That record marks the group’s first since 2009’s “The Incident” and is headed for a June 24th release.
Founding vocalist, guitarist, etc. Steven Wilson had the following to say about this most recent offering from that opus:
“‘Of The New Day‘ is a song of rebirth, emerging from darkness. It sounds deceptively simple, a recognizably atypical Porcupine Tree ballad. That is until you realize that the length of the bars is constantly changing, flipping between bars of regular 4/4 time to 3/4, to 5/4 to 6/4, 11/4, so that the track never settles into any steady time.
It’s what Porcupine Tree can sometimes do really well, come up with a basic idea that’s almost intellectual or mathematical, but carry it off in a way that sounds completely natural and accessible. At least I hope there’s no sense of us being clever for the sake of it or putting technique over musicality. That is unless you want to specifically home in on that side of the composition.”
In other news, the group have bolstered their touring plans in support of the effort with newly announced legs in both North and South America having newly been rolled out. Here’s what they have planned:
09/10 Toronto, ON – Meridian Hall
09/12 Laval, QC – Place Bell
09/14 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
09/16 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
09/17 Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
09/18 Washington, DC – The Anthem
09/20 Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
09/23 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
09/25 Denver, CO – Bellco Theatre
09/28 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
09/30 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
10/04 Mexico City, MEX – Pepsi Center
10/07 Santiago, CHL – Movistar Arena
10/21 Berlin, GER – Max Schmelinghalle
10/23 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
10/24 Milan, ITA – Forum
10/27 Stockholm, SWI – Globe
10/28 Copenhagen, DEN – Falkoner Theatre
10/30 Katowice, POL – Spodek Hall
11/02 Paris, FRA – Le Zenith
11/04 Stuttgart, GER – Porsche Arena
11/06 Oberhausen, GER – KP Arena
11/07 Amsterdam, NET – Ziggodome
11/09 Zurich, SWI – Halle 622
11/11 London, UK – SSE Arena, Wembley
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