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The Overview

Steven Wilson

The Overview

Eighth studio album of progressive pop from the Porcupine Tree founder features two 20 minute tracks

ADM rating[?]

7.8

Label
Fiction
UK Release date
14/03/2025
US Release date
14/03/2025
  1. 10.0 |   The Arts Desk

    This is philosophical space rock for adults, a sumptuous soundtrack for the unthinkable future
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  2. 9.0 |   Spill Magazine

    It is an album meant for headphones or surround sound. It is also an album to enjoy from beginning to end
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    It's clever, surprisingly enjoyable and utterly insane. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    While some of its more indulgent elements may not be to all tastes, his scale of ambition and dazzling audacity should be applauded. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    The Overview feels like Wilson’s career seen from above; it’s a synthesis of his whole artistic arc: from Porcupine Tree space-rock to art-pop detours and back again, newly integrated
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  6. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Lose yourself in the progfather’s lush guitars, eerie synths and throbbing evocation of the strangeness of space
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  7. 8.0 |   Clash

    This album is beguiling from start to finish from a true master of the craft, getting lost in his work and making a spellbinding record that fans will pour over and devour. There is no one doing it quite like Steven Wilson
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  8. 8.0 |   The FT

    The musician takes the perspective of an astronaut in songs that combine ambient electronica and cosmic music
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  9. 8.0 |   All Music

    There's a lot going on here in composition, performance, and production, but it's always focused, never excessive, and always accessible; in some places, it actually approaches the profound
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  10. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    The Overview will be most enjoyed by the Steven Wilson-curious or those who already enjoy his sound, while outsiders to prog may find the exercise pretentious
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  11. 5.8 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    We are left with several fragmented bits and a couple of fleshed out numbers in between. Had Steven expanded them more would have led to a very immersive project, just as complex as the concept undertaken
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