Long-term Porcupine Tree fans have watched in a strange mix of delight and horror as Steven Wilson's chief musical endeavour has steadily accumulated a huge international audience. The more unkind amongst them have observed that this new-found popularity is almost entirely due to the band embracing a notably darker, more metallic feel to their ( Read more... )

Nil Recurring is a stopgap release of sorts for Porcupine Tree, coming just over a year after the release of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a critically-acclaimed album which seems to have enabled the band to take yet another step towards true mainstream acceptance. Chief writer and frontman Steven Wilson's much-admired and ruthless quality control ( Read more... )