Porcupine Tree release that equals Lightbulb Sun?


I'm a Porcupine Tree fan. Love Lightbulb Sun and In Absentia. Own several earlier releases. Own Deadwing...blah. That's when I stopped buying PT recordings.

Do any recent Porcupine Tree releases measure up to Lightbulb Sun?
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I've heard only Deadwing and FOABP. Nice recordings and I I like them both, but my understanding is these are a far cry from the more psychodelic/space rock oriented earlier material.

Caught them live last year on their FOABP tour. Great band and great show!

FOABP is some really good prog, more proggy than DW, but the subject material is extremely bleak and depressing....think Pink Floyd's "The Wall" updated with year 2008 sensibilities, which limits its appeal. I heard the title track from this album played on a Death MEtal station in New Jersey recently, to give you an idea of some of the water it treads perhaps in common to some extent with Deadwing.
I'll give LS a shot.

The music and playing is so good in FOABP though that I can tune out the lyrics and still enjoy it start to finish.

A remix with the vocals removed would be interesting.

Thanks.