Requiem for a Village is the upcoming ninth studio album by English progressive rock musician Steven Wilson, set to be released on 6 November 2026 via Fiction Records.
Composition and lyrics Compared to his last album, which heavily relied on electronic sounds, Wilson decided to primarily use real instruments. When asked, he said: "I wanted to get back to a kind of music where you can hear the metaphorical thumbprints. Doubling down on the human gestures and flaws in the music, stuff that can't be created using software".
Promotion and release On 7 September 2026, Wilson launched a website and released a short trailer for the album, featuring Scottish actor David Tennant narrating and bearing the title "The village is alive. Welcome to the village". The website was described as sporting a "delightfully retro, old-school internet design".
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