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To the Bone is the fifth studio album by English recording artist Steven Wilson, released on 18 August 2017 on Caroline International. It was recorded two-and-a-half years after the release of Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015), and one year after his mini-album, 4½ (2016).[1] According to Wilson, the album is inspired by the progressive pop records of his youth, such as Peter Gabriel's So, Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, Talk Talk's The Colour of Spring and Tears for Fears' The Seeds of Love.[2]
History
In late 2016, Wilson announced that he had returned to the studio to record his fifth album.[3] During the first months of 2017, Wilson released two work-in-progress studio clips to his YouTube channel. On 5 January, he released a clip of "Pariah" and on 12 February, he released a clip of "To the Bone", featuring harmonica player Mark Feltham.[4][5] Wilson continued to tease various images and small album details until 8 May when he revealed the track listing on his Instagram account and released the single "Pariah".[6][7] The following day on his Instagram, he announced the album and an upcoming 2018 European tour, and the following week, on 18 May, a music video was released for "Pariah".[8][9] Four further singles have been released to date: "The Same Asylum As Before", "Song of I", "Permanating" and "Refuge". A video for "Permanating" featuring a Bollywood dance troupe was released online on 21 July.[10]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Classic Rock | |
| CounterCulture.nl |   [citation needed] |
| Drowned in Sound |  [13] |
| Metal Wani | [citation needed] |
| Mojo | [citation needed] |
| Planet Rock | [14] |
| PopMatters | [15] |
| Q | [citation needed] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [16] |
To The Bone has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Metacritic, a review aggregator, has given the album a normalised rating of 78 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on reviews from 7 critics.[11] Uncut magazine stated "Wilson's fifth solo LP is a lush and ambitious piece of progressive pop music. Hitting on some heavy influences, including Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode, Bends-era Radiohead, and Todd Rundgren's electronic ballads, this insistently melodic, 11-song set is an old-school, sum-of-its parts experience".[17][better source needed] Planet Rock rated the album five stars, commenting that "Steven Wilson delivers his progressive masterpiece".[14] Jordan Blum of Rebel Noise magazine said: "To the Bone is both a great album in its own right and a perfectly appropriate addition to Wilson's vast body of work".[18] Sputnikmusic rated the album 4.5/5, stating: "Steven Wilson proves that an artist can venture into uncharted musical waters, even 30 years into their career, for ambitious and vibrant results like these".[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except "To the Bone" with lyrics by Wilson and Andy Partridge
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To the Bone" | 6:41 |
| 2. | "Nowhere Now" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Pariah" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "The Same Asylum as Before" | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Refuge" | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Permanating" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Blank Tapes" | 2:08 |
| 8. | "People Who Eat Darkness" | 6:02 |
| 9. | "Song of I" | 5:21 |
| 10. | "Detonation" | 9:19 |
| 11. | "Song of Unborn" | 5:55 |
| Total length: | 59:46 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ask Me Nicely (intro)" (demo) | 1:42 |
| 2. | "A Door Marked Summer" (demo) | 7:41 |
| 3. | "Pariah" (demo) | 4:58 |
| 4. | "People Who Eat Darkness" (demo) | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Refuge" (demo) | 4:59 |
| 6. | "The Same Asylum as Before" (demo) | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Ask Me Nicely" (demo) | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Northern Cyclonic" (demo) | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Detonation" (demo) | 10:18 |
| 10. | "Song of Unborn" (demo) | 6:56 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Steven Wilson – vocals (all tracks), guitars (all tracks except track 9), bass (tracks 1-3, 5, 8 and 11), keyboards (all tracks), production
- Ninet Tayeb – vocals (tracks 3, 7 and 8), backing vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 6)
- David Kollar – guitars (tracks 9 and 10)
- Paul Stacey – guitar solo (track 5)
- Nick Beggs – bass (track 6)
- Robin Mullarkey – bass (tracks 4 and 10)
- Adam Holzman – piano (all tracks except track 8), clavinet (track 1), organ (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6), Solina strings (tracks 5 and 10)
- Craig Blundell – drums (tracks 3, 8, 9 and 11)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 and 10)
- Pete Eckford – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 and 10)
- Mark Feltham – harmonica (tracks 1 and 5)
- Sophie Hunger – vocals (track 9)
- Jasmine Walkes – spoken word (track 1)
- David Kilminster – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2 and 4)
- Dave Stewart – strings (tracks 2, 4, 9 and 10)
- The London Session Orchestra – strings (tracks 4, 9 and 10)
- Paul Draper – sequencer (track 1)
- Andy Partridge – lyrics (track 1)
Production
- Paul Stacey – engineering and co-production
- Lasse Hoile – photography, cover art and album design
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 30 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] | 7 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] | 28 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[24] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] | 1 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[27] | 24 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] | 2 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] | 43 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] | 14 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[31] | 5 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] | 15 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] | 2 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] | 26 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[35] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[36] | 58 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[37] | 3 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[38] | 8 |
References
- ^ "STEVEN WILSON's New Album "To the Bone" Out on August 18". progsphere. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "To the Bone - Steven Wilson". stevenwilsonhq. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Back in the studio..." Instagram. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson - Pariah (Work in progress studio clip)". YouTube. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson - To The Bone (Work in progress studio clip)". YouTube. 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Track Listing Reveal". Instagram. 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Pariah (Listening Video)". YouTube. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "After many months of writing and recording, I'm pleased to finally announce details of my new album To The Bone, and a major European tour in early 2018..." Instagram. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson - Pariah ft. Ninet Tayeb". YouTube. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson meets Bollywood in Permanating video". Prog. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "To The Bone - Steven Wilson". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "To the Bone - Steven Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Bland, Benjamin (15 August 2017). "Steven Wilson | To the Bone". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|publicationdate=ignored (|publication-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "The First Review for 'To the Bone' – "A Progressive Masterpiece"". StevenWilsonHQ.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Ezell, Brice (17 August 2017). "Steven Wilson | To the Bone". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|publicationdate=ignored (|publication-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Kuettel, Ben (10 August 2017). "Review: Steven Wilson – To the Bone". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Uncut Magazine has a Steven Wilson feature! • r/stevenwilson". reddit. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson - 'To the Bone'". www.rebelnoi.se. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Steven Wilson – To the Bone" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Steven Wilson – To the Bone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Steven Wilson – To the Bone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "On The Charts: August 27, 2017". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 34.Týden 2017 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Steven Wilson – To the Bone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson: To the Bone" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 34, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Steven Wilson – To the Bone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 25 August 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 34 (dal 2017-08-18 al 2017-08-24)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 34, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 August 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2017.