FUTILE

As a collectible item first and foremost, the mere fact that this is an official Porcupine Tree release should have the band's more hardcore fans already salivating. As a product itself, it is certainly non-essential and won't be a staple for anyone's music player, but a handful of interesting tracks make 'Futile' worth checking out once or twice, at the very least.

Reviewing the downloadable EP version of the release, there is certainly a wealthier dose of material to dig into on the physical material than what I am listening to. This particular version of 'Futile' opens with a very nostalgic rendering of 'Collapse The Light Into Earth,' cutting the original track down to a minute, changing lyrics and putting a 'tin can' effect on it for the added change.

Other tracks here will likely have been heard by Porcupine Tree fans before, in one way or another. 'Drown With Me' is a more popular track of the band. Followed from that are a couple of other tracks that lend a much heavier, grungier tone. Throw in a live edition of 'Hatesong' (a track I never really cared for in the first place) and you have 'Futile EP.'

A relatively unmemorable release, but there's enough here to be worth checking out a couple of times.

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