Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Today, Steven Wilson is sharing a song inspired by the idea of placing oneself into a multitude of imagined lives. “Anyone But Me” starts out simply, just piano and vocal, before it unfolds into a glorious, uplifting swirl of chiming acoustic guitars and imaginary choirs and orchestras. The track was recorded in The Future Bites sessions and originally closed that album.
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Steven Wilson: “This song was a casualty of Covid19. It was originally the closing song on The Future Bites, the album was even mastered and cut with it in place, but the delay in releasing the album gave me the chance to re-evaluate and I decided to replace it with the more laid back and atmospheric Count of Unease. I still love this song though. Lyrically it’s about how it’s now possible to present to the world a version of yourself via social media that may have no bearing on reality - photos of yourself in places you’ve never been, hanging out with friends you’ve never met. It’s becoming more important to create the illusion of a desirable life on social media than it is to actually live it.”
Steven is currently finishing writing his first book, due for publication by Little Brown later this year and working on two new albums for release in 2022 and 2023.
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PRAISE FOR THE FUTURE BITES
“Wilson’s strongest outing to date... The Future Bites is guaranteed to weather the ravages of time” Record Collector 5*
“OK Computer for the Amazon age... one of the boldest and best albums Wilson has made” Prog
“The Future Bites is a great, grown-up pop record - knowing and self-aware, but never too much for its own good” Mojo 4*
“A beguiling pop rabbit hole” Uncut 8/10
"Pink Floyd’s Welcome To The Machine if Rick Wright had been given free rein with the synths and Nick Mason had programmed a drum machine” Electronic Sound
“Wilson has never before paced such a rollercoaster ride into a single album…another triumph” Classic Rock 9/10