Steven Wilsons is ready to release a new album on March 14, 2025.
The multi-talented artist’s eighth studio album, “The Overview”, is intended to be a return to the progressive Mark music. It lasts 42 minutes but has two tracks, “Objects Outlive Us” and “The Overview”. However, these are divided into thematic sequences.
STEVEN WILSON – “THE OVERVIEW”
OBJECTS OUTLIVE US (23.17)
No Monkey’s Paw, The Buddha Of The Modern Age, Objects: Meanwhile* , The Cicerones, Ark, Cosmic Sons Of Toil, No Ghost On The Moor, Heat Death Of The Universe
THE OVERVIEW (18.27)
Perspective, A Beautiful Infinity I, Borrowed Atoms, A Beautiful Infinity II, Infinity Measured In Moments, Permanence
The overview effect
The content of the record revolves around the so-called overview effect. Astronauts experience this when they look at the earth. Wilson: “It is one 42-minute journey that takes place on dem reported ‘overview effect‘ based, at dem Astronautsthe the Earth from the space out of see, one transformative cognitive change experience, where she mostly one overwhelming Appreciation and perception from beauty as well as a reinforced Feeling the Connectedness with others people and the Earth as Whole experience. However are not all Experiences positive; Some see the Earth really as that what she is, unsignificant and lost in the width des spaceand the humanity as problematic species. As Mirror image of that presented the album pictures and stories of life on the Earth, as well as good as also bad.”
The plate also has some guests ready
The Overview was originally intended as a solo album, but the final version of the record includes studio help from frequent guests: Randy McStine, Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell.
Accompanying “The Overview” is a film that was directed by one of Wilson’s regular partners, Miles Skarin. The film and album premiere will take place in the form of a screening followed by a Q&A session on February 25th at 6pm at the BFI IMAX cinema in London. And in Germany you can also look forward to an exclusive premiere, which will take place on April 3rd in the presence of the artist himself in the Rotor Studio in Potsdam. Tickets are available from Rough Trade from January 9th.
The tour will take place across Europe in May and June 2025
After releasing his new album, Steve Wilson will go on a European tour in summer 2025. He will also play a total of five concerts in Germany. Including in the Friedrichspalast in Berlin and in the sports hall in Hamburg.
Tickets for the events available now here.