This week on Rolling with Scissors, we’re skipping the formalities and diving straight into emotional excavation. No introductions. No disclaimers. Just four chapters of a sonic descent that hits somewhere between ritual, confession, and collapse.
We begin with Sleep Token’s brand-new release, Even In Arcadia — a record that continues their sacred ritual of distortion and devotion. Sleep Token has never been just a band. It’s a myth draped in melody, and this album might be their most hauntingly beautiful to date. From the opening track, it feels like something sacred is unraveling inside you.
Then we drift sideways into the Deftones’ classic Passenger. If there was ever a perfect bridge between the world of Vessel and the late-‘90s descent of industrial melancholy, it’s this. Chino and Maynard’s duet is pure shadowplay — seductive, slow-burning, and designed to leave marks.
From there, we sink into Darkest Days by Stabbing Westward. It doesn’t get more raw than this. The emotional violence, the bitter hope, the electronic grit wrapped around a fractured soul — this album still resonates decades later. If you’ve been there, you already know.
And finally, we come to Porcupine Tree’s In Absentia. Steven Wilson may not wear a mask like Vessel, but his work hits with just as much spiritual weight. This record feels like the long sigh after collapse — fractured beauty, inner demons, and the quiet ache of being awake too long.
If this setlist feels more like group therapy than a radio show, well… that’s kind of the point. I’ll still be here guiding the way — but I’ll keep the talking light. These albums speak for themselves, and tonight, the music does most of the heavy lifting.
Hour 1
Artist – Song – Album – Label – Year
Sleep Token – Look To Windward – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Emergence – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Past Self [Explicit] – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Dangerous – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Feed It – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – The Witch – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Iris – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Sheol – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Sleep Token – Ache – Even In Arcadia – RCA – 2025 new release
Hour 2
Artist – Song – Album – Label – Year
Deftones – Passenger – White Pony – Maverick – 2000
Stabbing Westward – The Thing I Hate – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – Sometimes It Hurts – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – Drowning – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – Torn Apart – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – On Your Way Down – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – Goodbye – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – When I’m Dead – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Stabbing Westward – You Complete Me – Darkest Days – Columbia – 1998
Hour 3
Artist – Song – Album – Label – Year
Porcupine Tree – Blackest Eyes – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – Trains – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – Lips of Ashes – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – The Sound of Muzak – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – Gravity Eyelids – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – Wedding Nails – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
Porcupine Tree – Collapse the Light Into Earth – In Absentia – Lava – 2002
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