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THE NEW CD FROM THE MULTI AWARD WINNING ARTIST STEVEN WILSON

Four time Grammy nominee, multi instrumentalist and producer, Steven Wilson follows up on his acclaimed 'Hand.Cannot.Erase'. with the new interim album '4 ½' on 22nd January 2016.

Produced and mixed by Steven Wilson, '4 ½' features a stellar group of musicians contributing to the LP including Adam Holzman (keyboards), Nick Beggs (bass), Guthrie Govan (guitar), Dave Kilminster (guitar), Marco Minnemann (drums), Chad Wackerman (drums), Craig Blundell (drums), and Theo Travis.

The 6 track digipak CD edition with 8 page colour booklet is housed in a beautiful die cut slipcase with photography by Lasse Hoile and design by Carl Glover.

'4 ½' also includes a new interpretation, with Steven s current touring band, of the Porcupine Tree track Don t Hate Me . The new version is a duet with Ninet Tayeb who also featured on the 'Hand.Cannot.Erase'. album.

The award winning 'Hand.Cannot.Erase'. has received universal praise from the media and fans alike resulting in Steven s highest chart positions worldwide including UK #13, Germany # 3, Netherlands #2, USA #39 Billboard Top 200, Canada #24 & Finland #4 national album charts.

With sold out shows around the world including his 2 recent performances at London s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, Steven Wilson will continue to tour throughout 2016. Starting in Germany on January 12th, the 2016 European tour takes Steven to Belgium, Holland, UK, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Italy and Greece.