Steven Wilson – Requiem for a Village (2xLP, Dark Green Vinyl)

Steven Wilson's Requiem For A Village arrives as a 2026 solo album that pushes his narrative instincts to the front. Framed as a continuous 54-minute "film for the ears," it sets dark folk, rock and electronica inside a village imagined beyond ordinary time and place. That setting matters: the album is built around eerie folklore, strange archetypes and a quietly uncanny sense of rural space, giving Wilson's typically detailed production a more intimate, story-led purpose.

What stands out here is how carefully the album balances atmosphere and momentum. The music moves from hushed acoustic shading to thicker electronic and instrumental buildups, but keeps a strong melodic thread running through the whole piece. David Tennant serves as narrator, while Andy Partridge of XTC is credited as co-writer, two collaborators who sharpen the record's theatrical and literary qualities without turning it into a mere spoken-word exercise.

For listeners coming from Porcupine Tree or Wilson's more overtly progressive solo records, this feels like a different angle on the same restless imagination: cinematic rather than showy, immersive rather than episodic. The indie retail edition presents that full-length work across dark green double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.

Features

• 2xLP, Dark Dark Green Vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve