The Future Bites


The Future Bites is the upcoming sixth studio album by British musician Steven Wilson. The album was initially set for release on 12 June 2020 through Caroline International, but later was pushed back to 29 January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the marketing and production related to the album. It was co-produced by Wilson and David Kosten and recorded in London. Wilson announced the album on 12 March 2020, also sharing the lead single "Personal Shopper", inspired by Olivier Assayas' 2016 film of the same name starring Kristen Stewart, which Wilson noted was his favourite film that he saw in 2018.

Background and themes

The record deals with "two recurring themes" of Wilson's musical output, identity and technology, with a press release noting that it "picks apart our 21st century utopia, while also allowing for moments of personal growth and optimism". It was also called "less a bleak vision of an approaching dystopia, more a curious reading of the here and now", and "Personal Shopper" was noted to expand on the electronic elements of Wilson's previous work, "fully diving into dance and neo-disco while somehow keeping a rock edge".

Track listing