This is one of the side projects of Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, one of my favorite discoveries of this century. Much like Joe Bonamassa, Wilson is always working on something. Blackfield is his collaboration with Israeli artist Aviv Geffen, a controversial star in his native country. "...DNA" is their third release, and from my notes I call it "PT-lite" and "Pretty Porcupine". Well, "pretty" is not a proper descriptive as far as lyrics are concerned. It's a rather dour record from that aspect. For example, one track is called "Go To Hell", and that's one of the three repeated lines included. The other two are "F*#k you all" and "I don't care." Man, I've missed my calling...
This was the initial single release when the album dropped this past Spring...
A very good song in the PT vein. One track even hinted at Coldplay. "...DNA" is much more acoustic than PT, no monster guitar riffs to speak of, more piano and light keys. In several reviews I saw Pink Floyd mentioned. Well, hell, that's a major portion of Porcupine Tree anyway. Wilson has always professed his love for the music of the late 60's and early 70's.
The best description I found for this record is one I will hang my hat on all day:
MAJESTIC SIMPLICITY
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