LABEL: SNAPPER MUSIC LTD.
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 12/05/2025
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2015
VARIANT: 10th Anniversary, Neon Pink & Purple Splatter Vinyl 2LP

10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF STEVEN WILSONS LEGENDARY FOURTH SOLO ALBUM

DOUBLE LP ON NEON PINK & PURPLE SPLATTER VINYL HALF-SPEED REMASTER
(2025, ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS), GATEFOLD SLEEVE

Hand.Cannot.Erase. is an album rooted in sonic & spiritual modernity an inventive blend of bleak & brooding industrial soundscapes The Guardian

Steven Wilson six-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, producer & founding member of the influential progressive rock band Porcupine Tree released his critically acclaimed fourth solo album Hand.Cannot.Erase. in 2015. Recorded at Londons AIR Studios, the album saw Wilson reuniting with a stellar lineup of musicians: Guthrie Govan (guitar), Adam Holzman (keyboards), Theo Travis (flute/sax), Nick Beggs (bass/stick) & Marco Minnemann (drums).

Hand.Cannot.Erase. received widespread critical acclaim on its release, with Classic Rock describing it as a tour de force of experimental music making & The Guardian awarding the album five-stars in their review. Commercially, the album performed strongly, reaching #13 on the UK Albums Chart & landing in the top 15 across Europe including #2 in the Netherlands, #3 in Germany, #4 in Finland, #10 in Poland, #11 in Norway & #12 in Austria.

Since the release of Hand.Cannot.Erase., Wilson has continued to push creative boundaries. His subsequent solo albums, To The Bone (2017) & The Future Bites (2021), both charted in the top five internationally & further solidified his reputation as one of modern progressive musics most innovative artists. His most recent studio album, The Overview (2025), marks yet another ambitious leap forward a sweeping, conceptual work that contemplates humanitys place in the universe. Hailed by critics as one of his most expansive & thought-provoking efforts to date, The Overview was supported by an extensive, sold-out European tour.

Meanwhile, Porcupine Tree returned in 2022 with CLOSURE // CONTINUATION, their first studio album in over a decade. The release debuted at #2 on the UK Official Albums Chart & topped charts in Germany, Switzerland & the Netherlands.

At the heart of Hand.Cannot.Erase. lies a haunting concept inspired by the true story of Joyce Carol Vincent a young woman who died unnoticed in her London flat & wasnt discovered for over two years.

As Wilson explained: The basic story, or concept of the record its about a woman growing up, who goes to live in the city, very isolated & she disappears one day & no one notices. Theres more to it than that. Now, whats really interesting about this story is that your initial reaction is, Ah, little old bag lady that no one notices, no one cares about. She wasnt like that. She was young, she was popular, she was attractive, she had many friends, she had family, but for whatever reason, nobody missed her for three years.

This special 10th anniversary edition of Hand.Cannot.Erase. is presented as a double LP, pressed on neon pink & purple splatter vinyl. Housed in a gatefold sleeve, the album features brand-new half-speed remastered audio, completed in 2025 at Abbey Road Studios.

TRACKLIST

First Regret
3 Years Older
Hand Cannot Erase
Perfect Life
Routine
Home Invasion
Regret #9
Transience
Ancestral
Happy Returns
Ascendant Here On…