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"Last to Run" is the latest release from The Pineapple Thief. Bruce Soord and his bandmates are releasing some previously unreleased songs from the "It Leads to This" session. The EP contains a total of five songs, music that deserves to be released. As mentioned, the idea for these songs goes back to the "It... Continue Reading →
One of the most exciting contemporary prog rock outfits return with a new longplayer. Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief worked on new songs for nearly three years, and it was worth the effort. ‘It Leads to This’ is the title of this new masterpiece that again shows the contrast within The Pineapple Thief’s music.... Continue Reading →
Releases that include Bruce Soord are always treats for your ears. Regardless of if we talk about albums from The Pineapple Thief or solo release from Soord, each of these albums are beautifully crafted sound collages with depth. The newest offering is a solo album entitled ‚Luminescence‘. As expected the release isn‘t about the harsh... Continue Reading →
The Pineapple Thief mainman Bruce Soord announced a solo tour that which will start on September 29th, 202 in Helmond, Netherlands and will end on October 14th, 2023 in London, UK. Regarding the tour Bruce Soord had the following to say: “This is a very rare outing for me, going on the road with my trio. The... Continue Reading →
Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief released a new album which, in a way, isn’t that new. ‘Give It Back’ is the title of a record that features twelve songs and all of them have seen the light of day earlier. The story of ‘Give It Back’ started when drummer Gavin Harrison started to dive... Continue Reading →
The last months and years have been tough for the music industry. Pandemic and lockdowns have brought venues, artists and their professional community to their limits. But also fans had to suffer and could only experience their favorite artists 'live' in livestreams. Slowly the fog of the non-concert time seems to lift and the one... Continue Reading →
If you strip down a song and it doesn't lose any of its fascination, it is truly a masterpieces you're listening to. Bruce Soord, mainman of The Pineapple Thief, went through such an exercise, prepare songs for acoustic streaming events earlier this year. After having released the 'Versions of the Truth' album in September and... Continue Reading →
The quote 'versions of the truth' goes back to Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel 'The Leopard' from 1958. Although the quote is 60 years old its relevance today is obvious. Truth today, is it something real or something perceived? Has it a meaning or is it intent? There might be different views on the same... Continue Reading →
Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief announce a new album. The title will be 'Versions of the Truth' and the longplayer will feature 10 songs. 'Versions of the Truth' will come through KSCOPE and will be available in the record stores on September 4th this year. With 'Demons' a new songs has been revealed too... Continue Reading →
Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Theif will embark on a tour in autumn 2020 and here are the dates for Germany, Switzerland and Austria: 04.10. Stuttgart - Im Wizemann06.10. Pratteln - Z7 (CH)09.10. Köln - Carlswerk - Victoria11.10. Mainz – KUZ08.11. München – Technikum11.11. Wien - Szene (AT)15.11. Dresden - Tante Ju19.11. Berlin – Kesselhaus20.11. Hamburg – Fabrik
(9/10) Bruce Soord is one of the brains behind The Pineapple Thief, Prog Rock icons that doesn’t need any explanation. Next to this engagement Soord also releases solo albums of which ‘All This Will Be Yours’ is number two. Soord can be seen as a sound architect. Music, feel and emotional depth are the main... Continue Reading →
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