Hand. Cannot. Erase.
by Steven Wilson
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 March 2015
- Label: Kscope
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:05:55
- Community rating: 3.74/5 from 18 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Hand. Cannot. Erase.' is a concept album thematically centered on urban isolation, inspired by the true story of a young woman who lay deceased in her apartment for years without being missed. The album's sound is a meticulously produced synthesis of styles, blending accessible pop-rock melodies and sweeping progressive passages with elements of electronica and orchestral arrangements. Dynamic performances from the ensemble band, including intricate guitar solos and Wilson's layered vocal harmonies with guest singer Ninet Tayeb, create a sound that is musically complex yet emotionally resonant, reflecting the narrative's journey through loneliness and memory.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, narrative, progressive, melodic, dynamic
Tracklist
- First Regret / 3 Years Older (12:19)
- Hand Cannot Erase (04:13)
- Perfect Life (04:43)
- Routine (08:58)
- Home Invasion / Regret #9 (11:29)
- Transience (02:49)
- Ancestral (13:30)
- Happy Returns / Ascendant Here on... (07:54)
Credits
- Steven Wilson - lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, banjo, hammered dulcimer, programming, shaker, effects, production, composition, arrangements, mixing, 5.1 mixing, artwork design
- Guthrie Govan - guitar, lead guitar
- Nick Beggs - bass guitar, chapman stick, backing vocals
- Adam Holzman - piano, hammond organ, celesta, fender rhodes, wurlitzer, moog voyager synthesizer
- Marco Minnemann - drums
- Dave Gregory - guitars
- Chad Wackerman - drums
- Ninet Tayeb - vocals, backing vocals
- Theo Travis - flute, baritone saxophone
- Katherine Begley - spoken word
- Leo Blair - solo vocal
- Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School - choir
- London Session Orchestra - strings
- Dave Stewart - arrangements, conducting, transcription
- Steve Price - string engineer
- Laurence Anslow - engineer
- Steve Orchard - engineer
- Lasse Hoile - artwork, photography, film director
- Hajo Mueller - illustrations
- Carl Glover - design, layout