To The Bone
On his fifth solo record, the prolific Steven Wilson builds a monumentally lush collection inspired by his ‘70s and ‘80s art-pop heroes, like Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel. Wilson’s cinematic ambition pays off in spades: The title track’s mystical grooves ease you into the album’s layered sound, and Israeli singer Ninet Tayeb provides a showstopping performance amid cosmic pop atmospheres on “Pariah.” Steady yourself for the guitar solo of “Refuge”—it’s an epic shred over the song’s spacey crescendo.
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It's common to see songwriters start out making simple, traditional, pop-oriented songs, and then over the course of a career evolve to create more complex, refined, and writerly work.
Yes this it is more poppy than some past releases, but there is no other pop music that sounds like it does when Wilson decides to play it.
A review of To the Bone by Steven Wilson, available August 18th worldwide Caroline International.
Wilson has incorporated more and more pop structures into his music of late.
Steven Wilson - To the Bone review: Steven Wilson creates his most colorful and triumphant record yet.