Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  First Regret
  2:01
  3.3 ★
• 2
  3 Years Older
  10:17
• 3
  Hand Cannot Erase
  4:17
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Perfect Life
  4:45
• 5
  Routine
  9:02
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Home Invasion
  6:24
• 7
  Regret #9
  5:00
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Transience
  2:48
• 9
  Ancestral
  13:33
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Happy Returns
  6:00
• 11
  Ascendant Here On…
  1:56
• CD 2: Extras
• 1
  First Regret (demo)
  2:28
• 2
  3 Years Older (demo)
  11:47
• 3
  Hand Cannot Erase (demo)
  4:52
• 4
  Routine (demo)
  10:06
• 5
  Key of Skeleton (demo)
  4:06
• 6
  Ancestral (demo)
  13:42
• 7
  Happy Returns (demo)
  5:42
• 8
  Last Regret (demo)
  3:08
• DVD-Video 3
• 1
  First Regret
  2:01
  3.3 ★
• 2
  3 Years Older
  10:18
• 3
  Hand Cannot Erase
  4:13
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Perfect Life
  4:43
• 5
  Routine
  8:58
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Home Invasion
  6:24
• 7
  Regret #9
  5:00
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Transience
  2:43
• 9
  Ancestral
  13:30
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Happy Returns
  6:00
• 11
  Ascendant Here On…
  1:54
• 12
  First Regret (5.1 mix)
  2:01
• 13
  3 Years Older (5.1 mix)
  10:18
• 14
  Hand Cannot Erase (5.1 mix)
  4:13
• 15
  Perfect Life (5.1 mix)
  4:43
• 16
  Routine (5.1 mix)
  8:58
• 17
  Home Invasion (5.1 mix)
  6:24
• 18
  Regret #9 (5.1 mix)
  5:00
• 19
  Transience (5.1 mix)
  2:43
• 20
  Ancestral (5.1 mix)
  13:30
• 21
  Happy Returns (5.1 mix)
  6:00
• 22
  Ascendant Here On… (5.1 mix)
  1:54
• 23
  Studio Documentary filmed and edited by Lasse Hoile
  29:31
• 24
  Photo Gallery
• Blu-ray 4
• 1
  First Regret
  2:01
  3.3 ★
• 2
  3 Years Older
  10:18
• 3
  Hand Cannot Erase
  4:13
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Perfect Life
  4:43
• 5
  Routine
  8:58
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Home Invasion
  6:24
• 7
  Regret #9
  5:00
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Transience
  2:43
• 9
  Ancestral
  13:30
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Happy Returns
  6:00
• 11
  Ascendant Here On…
  1:54
• 12
  First Regret (5.1 mix)
  2:01
• 13
  3 Years Older (5.1 mix)
  10:18
• 14
  Hand Cannot Erase (5.1 mix)
  4:13
• 15
  Perfect Life (5.1 mix)
  4:43
• 16
  Routine (5.1 mix)
  8:58
• 17
  Home Invasion (5.1 mix)
  6:24
• 18
  Regret #9 (5.1 mix)
  5:00
• 19
  Transience (5.1 mix)
  2:43
• 20
  Ancestral (5.1 mix)
  13:30
• 21
  Happy Returns (5.1 mix)
  6:00
• 22
  Ascendant Here On… (5.1 mix)
  1:54
• 23
  First Regret (instrumental)
  2:01
  3.3 ★
• 24
  3 Years Older (instrumental)
  10:18
• 25
  Hand Cannot Erase (instrumental)
  4:13
• 26
  Perfect Life (instrumental)
  4:43
• 27
  Routine (instrumental)
  8:58
• 28
  Home Invasion (instrumental)
  6:24
• 29
  Regret #9 (instrumental)
  5:00
• 30
  Transience (instrumental)
  2:43
• 31
  Ancestral (instrumental)
  13:30
• 32
  Happy Returns (instrumental)
  6:00
• 33
  Ascendant Here On… (instrumental)
  1:54
• 34
  First Regret (minimal mix)
  2:04
• 35
  Hand Cannot Erase (radio edit)
  3:29
• 36
  Perfect Life (Grand Union mix)
  7:45
• 37
  Routine (Ninet solo vocal version)
  8:58
• 38
  Regret #9 (alternate take)
  4:17
• 39
  Happy Returns (radio edit)
  3:54
• 40
  Piano Themes From Hand Cannot Erase
  2:20
• 41
  Studio Documentary filmed and edited by Lasse Hoile
  29:31
• 42
  Photo Gallery

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Release credits

• Adam Holzman
  Hammond organ [1.1, 1.1-3, 1.5-7, 1.9-10, 3.1, 3.1-3, 3.5-7, 3.9-10, 3.12-14, 3.16-18, 3.20-21, 2.2, 4.1, 4.1-3, 4.5-7, 4.9-10, 4.12-14, 4.16-18, 4.20-21, 4.23, 4.23-25, 4.27-29, 4.31-32, 4.35, 4.37-39], Moog [4.7, 4.18, 4.29, 4.38, 3.7, 3.18, 1.7], Rhodes piano [1.3-4, 1.6, 1.9, 3.3-4, 3.6, 3.9, 3.14-15, 3.17, 3.20, 4.3-4, 4.6, 4.9, 4.14-15, 4.17, 4.20, 4.25-26, 4.28, 4.31, 4.35-36], Wurlitzer electric piano [1.7, 3.7, 3.18, 4.7, 4.18, 4.29, 4.38], celesta [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.9, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16, 3.20, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.9, 4.12, 4.14, 4.16, 4.20, 4.23, 4.25, 4.27, 4.31, 4.34-35, 4.37], piano [1.1, 1.1-3, 1.5-7, 1.9-11, 2.2, 3.1, 3.1-3, 3.5-7, 3.9-14, 3.16-18, 3.20-22, 4.1, 4.1-3, 4.5-7, 4.9-14, 4.16-18, 4.20-23, 4.23-25, 4.27-29, 4.31-35, 4.37-40], solo [1.7, 4.7, 4.18, 4.29, 4.38, 2.2, 3.7, 3.18]
• Brendan Dekora
  additional [3.10, 3.21, 1.10, 4.10, 4.21, 4.32, 4.39]
• Carl Glover
  design
• Chad Wackerman
  drums (drum set) [1.10, 3.10, 3.21, 4.10, 4.21, 4.32, 4.39]
• Charlie Dodd
  additional [3.4, 3.15, 1.4, 4.4, 4.15]
• Daniel Anglister
  additional [1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 2.3-4, 4.3, 4.5, 4.9, 4.14, 4.16, 4.20, 4.35, 4.37, 3.3, 3.5, 3.9, 3.14, 3.16, 3.20]
• Dave Gregory
  12 string guitar [4.3, 4.14, 4.25, 4.35, 1.3, 3.3, 3.14], additional [3.10, 3.21, 1.10, 4.10, 4.21, 4.32, 4.39], guitar [4.2, 4.10, 4.13, 4.21, 4.24, 4.32, 4.39, 3.2, 3.10, 3.13, 3.21, 1.2, 1.10]
• Dave Stewart
  choir vocals [1.5, 1.10, 3.5, 3.10, 3.16, 3.21, 4.5, 4.10, 4.16, 4.21, 4.27, 4.32, 4.37, 4.39], strings [1.9-10, 3.9-10, 3.20-21, 4.9-10, 4.20-21, 4.31-32, 4.39]
• Guthrie Govan
  guitar [1.1-2, 1.5-7, 1.9, 1.9-10, 1.10, 3.1-2, 3.5-7, 3.9, 3.9-10, 3.10, 3.12-13, 3.16-18, 3.20, 3.20-21, 3.21, 4.1-2, 4.5-7, 4.9, 4.9-10, 4.10, 4.12-13, 4.16-18, 4.20, 4.20-21, 4.21, 4.23-24, 4.27-29, 4.31, 4.31-32, 4.32, 4.37-39, 4.39], solo [4.7, 4.9-10, 4.18, 4.20-21, 4.29, 4.31-32, 4.38-39, 1.7, 1.9-10, 3.7, 3.9-10, 3.18, 3.20-21]
• Hajo Müller
  illustration
• Joseph E‐Shine
  additional [1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 2.3-4, 3.3, 3.5, 3.9, 3.14, 3.16, 3.20, 4.3, 4.5, 4.9, 4.14, 4.16, 4.20, 4.35, 4.37]
• Katherine Jenkins
  vocal [1.4, 3.4, 3.15, 4.4, 4.15, 4.36]
• Lasse Hoile
  photography
• Laurence Anslow
  assistant
• Lee Blair
  choir vocals [1.5, 3.5, 3.16, 4.5, 4.16, 4.27, 4.37], solo [4.5, 4.16, 4.27, 4.37, 1.5, 3.5, 3.16]
• Marco Minnemann
  drums (drum set) [4.2-7, 4.9, 4.13-18, 4.20, 4.24-29, 4.31, 4.35-38, 2.2, 2.5, 3.2-7, 3.9, 3.13-18, 3.20, 1.2-7, 1.9]
• Nick Beggs
  Chapman stick [1.4, 1.6, 1.10, 3.4, 3.6, 3.10, 3.15, 3.17, 3.21, 4.4, 4.6, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17, 4.21, 4.26, 4.28, 4.32, 4.36, 4.39], background vocals [1.2, 1.4-6, 1.9-10, 3.2, 3.4-6, 3.9-10, 3.13, 3.15-17, 3.20-21, 4.2, 4.4-6, 4.9-10, 4.13, 4.15-17, 4.20-21, 4.32, 4.36-37, 4.39], bass guitar [3.3, 3.9, 3.14, 3.20, 1.3, 1.9, 4.3, 4.9, 4.14, 4.20, 4.25, 4.31, 4.35]
• Ninet Tayeb
  background vocals [1.3, 3.3, 3.14, 4.3, 4.14, 4.35], lead vocals [37], vocal [3.5, 3.9, 3.16, 3.20, 4.5, 4.9, 4.16, 4.20, 1.5, 1.9]
• Ray Shulman
  mastering
• Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
  choir vocals [4.5, 4.10-11, 4.16, 4.21-22, 4.27, 4.32-33, 4.37, 4.39, 3.5, 3.10-11, 3.16, 3.21-22, 1.5, 1.10-11]
• Steve Orchard
  engineer
• Steve Price
  additional [4.9-10, 4.20-21, 4.31-32, 4.39, 1.9-10, 3.9-10, 3.20-21]
• Steven Wilson
  acoustic guitar [3.2-6, 3.8, 3.10, 3.13-17, 3.19, 3.21, 4.2-6, 4.8, 4.10, 4.13-17, 4.19, 4.21, 4.24-28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.35-37, 4.39, 1.2-6, 1.8, 1.10], banjo [1.7, 4.7, 4.18, 4.29, 4.38, 3.7, 3.18], bass guitar [1.1-2, 1.5-7, 3.1-2, 3.5-7, 3.12-13, 3.16-18, 4.1-2, 4.5-7, 4.12-13, 4.16-18, 4.23-24, 4.27-29, 4.37-38], choir vocals [4.5, 4.11, 4.16, 4.22, 4.27, 4.33, 4.37, 1.5, 1.11, 3.5, 3.11, 3.16, 3.22], effects [34], electric guitar [1.3-7, 3.3-7, 3.14-18, 4.3-7, 4.14-18, 4.25-29, 4.35-38], guitar [1.9-10, 1.10, 4.9-10, 4.10, 4.20-21, 4.31-32, 4.39, 3.9-10, 3.10, 3.20-21], hammered dulcimer [1.9, 4.9, 4.20, 4.31, 3.9, 3.20], instrument [1-8], keyboard [4.1-2, 4.4, 4.6-9, 4.12-13, 4.15, 4.17-20, 4.23-24, 4.26, 4.28-31, 4.34, 4.36, 4.38, 3.1-2, 3.4, 3.6-9, 3.12-13, 3.15, 3.17-20, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-9], lead vocals [3.2-6, 3.8-10, 3.13-17, 3.19-21, 1.2-6, 1.8-10, 2.2-4, 2.6-8, 4.2-6, 4.8-10, 4.13-17, 4.19-21, 4.35-36, 4.39], mellotron [1.1-10, 3.1-10, 3.12-21, 4.1-10, 4.12-21, 4.23-32, 4.35-39], mix [1.1-11, 3.1-22, 4.1-40, 2.1-8], producer, programming [3.1-5, 3.9-16, 3.20-22, 2.1-8, 4.1-5, 4.9-16, 4.20-27, 4.31-37, 4.39, 1.1-5, 1.9-11], shakers [1.3, 1.5-6, 3.3, 3.5-6, 3.14, 3.16-17, 4.3, 4.5-6, 4.14, 4.16-17, 4.25, 4.27-28, 4.35, 4.37], solo [3.10, 3.21, 4.10, 4.21, 4.32, 4.39, 1.10], strings [1.9-10, 3.9-10, 3.20-21, 4.9-10, 4.20-21, 4.31-32, 4.39], vocal [28, 37]
• The London Session Orchestra
  strings [3.9-10, 3.20-21, 1.9-10, 4.9-10, 4.20-21, 4.31-32, 4.39]
• Theo Travis
  baritone saxophone [1.9, 4.9, 4.20, 4.31, 3.9, 3.20], flute [1.9, 3.9, 3.20, 2.2, 4.9, 4.20, 4.31], saxophone [2], solo [2]
• Willow Beggs
  illustration
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  27 February 2015
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  27 February 2015
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  27 February 2015
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  CD, DVD-Video (media book edition)
  27 February 2015
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  Blu-ray, 2x CD, DVD-Video (deluxe box set)
  27 February 2015
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  27 February 2015
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  27 February 2015
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  2 March 2015
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  2 March 2015
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  CD
  2015
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  Blu-ray, CD (special edition)
  23 August 2019
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  2x 12" Vinyl (neon pink & purple splatter)
  15 August 2025
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  7x Digital Media (definitive digital edition)
  20 May 2026