Title: Blackfield
Product review: Blackfield is the side project of Porcupine Tree front man Stephen Wilson and Israeli pop star Aviv Geffen. I admit to being a Stephen Wilson junkie as I think just about everything the guy does songwriting, playing, singing, and producing is brilliant. The Blackfield album is a fairly mellow affair with occasional heavy bombastic guitars making only brief appearances. The songs are all on the short side, and it definitely has a bit more of a pop feel than what you might be used to with Porcupine Tree. Wilson takes the lead on the majority of the album, although Geffen gets in his share of the spotlight here and there. Highlights for me include the title track, "Glow", "Summer" and "Cloudy Now". The lyrics for the most part are on the downer / depressive side, but that should come as no surprise for fans of Wilson. Is this as good as a Porcupine Tree album? In my opinion no, but it is a solid disc that fans of PT will surely get into.
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