The Pineapple Thief


The Pineapple Thief are an English progressive rock band founded in 1999 by Bruce Soord in Yeovil, Somerset., the group consists of Soord on vocals, guitars, and keyboards, Jon Sykes on bass, Steve Kitch on keyboards, and Gavin Harrison on drums. They have released 16 studio albums, 6 EPs, and several live and compilation albums.
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History

Early years

Bruce Soord started the musical project Pineapple Thief as an outlet for his music in 1999. The project's debut album, Abducting the Unicorn, was released by Cyclops Records in 1999 and followed in 2002 by 137.
In 2003, Soord released Variations on a Dream and subsequently decided to form a band, adding "The" to its name, to differentiate its initials PT from Porcupine Tree, another English progressive rock band. Its first lineup consisted of Soord on vocals, Jon Sykes on bass, Wayne Higgins on guitar, Matt O'Leary on keyboards, and Keith Harrison on drums. As a full band, they released 12 Stories Down in 2004, re-recorded and remixed as 10 Stories Down a year later. O'Leary subsequently left the band, and Steve Kitch, who co-produced and mixed 10 Stories Down, joined on keyboards.
Following the release of Little Man in 2006, the band published What We Have Sown in late 2007 as a final Cyclops release before being signed to Kscope, a division of Snapper Music. In 2007, the Pineapple Thief's music featured in the third season of the MTV reality series The Hills; the song "Snowdrops" can be heard in episode 28.
Wayne Higgins left the band in March 2008.

Kscope years

In May 2008, the Pineapple Thief helped relaunch the Kscope label with their seventh studio album, Tightly Unwound. They also released a mini-documentary film on their website, featuring interviews and two exclusive live tracks.
This was followed in 2009 by the EPs The Dawn Raids Volume 1 and The Dawn Raids Volume 2 as well as the box set 3000 Days, a 2-CD remixed and remastered collection of songs from their ten-year history to date.
The band's next release, Someone Here Is Missing, came out in 2010. The album features artwork by Storm Thorgerson. It was followed by the download-only album Someone Here Is Live later that year.
The band entered the studio in 2012 to record their ninth full-length record, which included a 22-piece orchestra and choir.
On 8 February 2014, the band announced that Dan Osborne had replaced Keith Harrison on drums.
The Pineapple Thief's tenth studio album, Magnolia, was released on 15 September 2014.
In August 2016, they issued Your Wilderness, the first record to feature drummer Gavin Harrison.
In August 2018, the Pineapple Thief released their twelfth studio album, Dissolution.
On 4 September 2020, their thirteenth studio album, Versions of the Truth, came out.
On 9 February 2024, the band issued their latest record, It Leads to This.

Band members

Current
  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, keyboards ; bass, drums
  • Jon Sykes – bass guitar, vocals
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards
  • Gavin Harrison – drums
Past
  • Keith Harrison – drums, vocals
  • Wayne Higgins – guitars, vocals
  • Matt O'Leary – keyboards
  • Dan Osborne – drums, vocals
Session/live
  • Darran Charles – guitars, vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums
  • George Marios – guitar, vocals
  • Beren Matthews – guitar, vocals
'''Timeline'''

Discography

Studio albumsAbducting the Unicorn – re-released in 2017 as Abducted at Birth, remastered with one bonus track137 Variations on a Dream 10 Stories Down – initially released as 12 Stories Down in 2004Little Man What We Have Sown Tightly Unwound Someone Here Is Missing All the Wars Magnolia Your Wilderness 8 Years Later Dissolution Versions of the Truth Give It Back It Leads to This
Live and video albumsLive – DVD/CD + 4 new studio tracksLive at the Half Moon, Putney – videoSomeone Here Is Live – download only, recorded October 2010Live at the 013 – download only, recorded November 2012Live 2014 – download only, recorded November 2014Where We Stood – DVD/CD, recorded February 2017Hold Our Fire – CD, recorded September 2018Nothing But the Truth – DVD/CD, live studio recording
Compilations and box sets3000 Days Introducing the Pineapple Thief How Did We Find Our Way
EPs4 Stories Down The Dawn Raids Volume 1 The Dawn Raids Volume 2 Show a Little Love Build a World Uncovering Your Tracks – re-recorded songsLast to Run
Singles
  • "Sherbert Gods" – 7" single
  • "Shoot First'" – download-only single
  • "Nothing at Best" – download-only single
Music videos
  • "Shoot First"
  • "Nothing at Best"
  • "Show a Little Love"
  • "Someone Here Is Missing"
  • "All the Wars"
  • "Someone Pull Me Out of Here"
  • "Build a World"
  • "Simple as That"
  • "A Sense of Fear"
  • "In Exile"
  • "Try as I Might"
  • "Demons"
  • "Break It All"
  • "Versions of the Truth"
  • "Driving Like Maniacs"
  • "The Frost"
  • "It Leads to This"