The Overview

about this album

The Overview (stylised TH5 OV5RV95W) is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock musician Steven Wilson, released on 14 March 2025 via Fiction Records. Featuring only two 20-minute tracks, it returned to a progressive rock sound after Wilson had previously moved into more electronic territory with recent releases. The record is a concept album about the Overview effect, a cognitive shift caused by viewing the Earth from space. This concept was utilized as a starting point for the sound of the record, which was described by Wilson as being similar to acts such as Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis in "a modern context". Wilson has stated that the album is going to be considerably more progressive rock influenced than much of his recent work, stating that he felt the concept geared itself well to the genre. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

tracks

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To the Bone

Hand Cannot Erase

Insurgentes (2016 Remaster)

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