Bruce Soord hints at ‘I Will Light Up Your Eyes’ special single edition release!
0January 20, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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Bruce Soord tweeted that The Pineapple Thief may re-record ‘I Will Light Up Your Eyes’ a song that appeared on the band’s fourth studio album ‘10 Stories Down‘ in 2005. I’ve posted a fan-recorded video below of Bruce Soord & Alx Leeks performing ‘I Will Light Up Your Eyes’ at Kscope’s ‘Night at the Union Chapel’ in September 2011. If I receive any more information about this upcoming single, I’ll update this article.
@bsoord : Choir taking shape very nicely indeed. Plus it looks like we may be re-recording Light Up Your Eyes for a special single edition. Maybe.
Wed Jan 18 17:12:43 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
The Pineapple Thief’s new album updates + Bruce Soord’s collaboration project!
0January 20, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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The Pineapple Thief have been hard at work for the past few weeks recording and mixing their currently untitled ninth studio album. After an EP comprised of new material is released in the Spring, the full album will come out in September on Kscope. Bruce Soord and Steve Kitch were tweeting consistently during a week of recording at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire. Andrew Skeet will be doing string arrangements for the album, which is all going to be recorded by a 22-piece section in Prague next month. Steve Kitch and the band’s audio engineer Mark Bowyer are currently mixing what’s been recorded so far of the album. As you can tell from the whiteboard chart below, the band has made some serious progress with the album’s recording. Guitar, drums and bass (apart from one track) are finished.
Bruce Soord has been working on a collaboration project for quite some time now. He recently tweeted that it’s nearing completion:
@bsoord : So while Mark and Steve start mixing the album (you better not be down the pen mill!) I am cracking on with the collaboration. Almost done.
Fri Jan 20 20:47:18 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
Look for an exclusive PineappleProject.com video from The Pineapple Thief’s Q&A session filmed at Chapel Studios very soon!
The Pineapple Thief – Studio Photos and Tweets
0January 7, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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Bruce Soord and Steve Kitch have been tweeting and posting photos all this week of The Pineapple Thief recording their new album. The album, tentatively titled ‘TPT9′ will be released in September 2011 on Kscope, along with a promotional EP set for release in the Spring. I’ve included all of the photos in the gallery below, along with their tweets. The band recorded a Q&A video whilst in the studio for Kscope, so I’d expect to see that plus more information about the new album online soon!
@bsoord : Time for some piano on Reaching Out, probably the best song I have ever written. http://t.co/qRxls3ah
Sat Jan 07 17:23:18 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
@SteveKitch : Keith laying down percussion for "One More Step Away" http://t.co/xR79tSwO
Sat Jan 07 18:29:23 +0000 2012 from Photos on iOS
@bsoord : 10am and most guitars are tracked. Now off for a nap while our poor engineer (mark) slowly descends into pineapple induced psychosis.
Sat Jan 07 11:49:44 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
@bsoord : A heck of a lot of guitars done today, but just flaked out at 4am doing 'ways'. Back on it tomorrow morning. Everything is sounding great.
Sat Jan 07 04:09:56 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
The Pineapple Thief Facebook/Twitter Q&A – Ask the band a question!
0January 4, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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The Pineapple Thief will be participating in a Q&A for us fans with regards to their new album which they are currently recording in Lincolnshire at Chapel Studios. The band posted about it on their Facebook page, and they are encouraging fans to submit their questions on Facebook, which you can do so by going here. We’ve already sent some questions of our own to the band, and we look forward to hear their response! You can also ask your question to the band over on Twitter, by adding @PineappleThief to the start of your tweet. The deadline for questions is this Friday (January 6th).
More studio updates from The Pineapple Thief!
0January 3, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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Bruce and Steve have continued to update us on how things are going in Lincolnshire with regards to recording their new album at Chapel Studios. The band have finished bass and drums for ‘Burning Pieces’ and ‘Warm Seas’, two new songs to appear on the new as of yet untitled album. Bruce has also finished editing a track called ‘Build a World’. As usual, I’ve quoted their tweets below, and added the images that they’ve shared.
@SteveKitch : 5 ticks. A lot more to go. Keith and Jon back in the studio. Meanwhile I'm busy practicing my pool. http://t.co/FhXRbomE
Tue Jan 03 15:47:50 +0000 2012 from Photos on iOS
@bsoord : Just finished editing Build a World in our temporary editing suite in steve's bedroom while Jon lays down his gibbo sg http://t.co/VD9lvMTv
Tue Jan 03 14:57:48 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
@SteveKitch : Day 2 in the TPT household. Everyone has woken up fresh, relaxed and ready to rock. It's pretty grim outside but nice and toasty inside
Tue Jan 03 09:59:31 +0000 2012 from Twittelator Neue
The Pineapple Thief are ‘way ahead of schedule’ on new album
0January 2, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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Bruce and Steve have been letting us know via Twitter how things are going during the recording process of The Pineapple Thief’s new album, due to be released in September. I’ve included both Steve and Bruce’s tweets below, along with new images of the band recording in the studio.
@SteveKitch : Drums & bass are seriously rocking at The Chapel. Keith and Jonny in the zone. My pic is so much better than @bsoord http://t.co/I4CBA3Jj
Mon Jan 02 21:19:34 +0000 2012 from Photos on iOS
@bsoord : Bass and drums nailed for burning pieces. Now working on Warm Seas. Way ahead of schedule already. http://t.co/iu0nuoAr
Mon Jan 02 21:06:25 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
More updates from Bruce and Steve about TPT’s new album
0January 2, 2012
by Rob Skarin
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Bruce Soord and Steve Kitch have been tweeting about The Pineapple Thief’s new album, due to be released later on this year in September. A promotional EP for the album will be released late Spring. I’ve included both recent tweets below, and the picture that Bruce posted of the band recording ‘Burning Pieces’ which is likely to open the new album. ‘Burning Pieces’ was performed live for the first time alongside other new songs on the band’s December 2011 UK tour, and you can read PineappleProject.com’s review for the band’s Southampton gig here.
@bsoord : Track 1. Burning Pieces, likely to open new album. Rocking much harder than I ever imagined it would. http://t.co/cPHYkIWR
Mon Jan 02 17:30:12 +0000 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
@SteveKitch : Arrived at The Chapel today. An ace residential recording studio set in the heart of the Lincolnshire countryside. 7 days working on TPT 9
Mon Jan 02 16:18:06 +0000 2012 from web
’2012 and the new album’ TPT blog update by Bruce Soord
0January 2, 2012
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Bruce Soord has updated the band’s official blog on pineapplethief.com. In the blog post, he’s given us an overview of what to expect from the band this year. An EP comprised of new material will be released late Spring, and the new album (being referred to as ‘TPT9′ currently) is on track for release in September. I’ve included his blog update below:
Hi Folks
I know it’s been a long time since i’ve typed on my blog, but now we have started 2012, the real business of where TPT is going can now begin. As well as getting on the road and playing some memorable gigs in 2011 (our two London headline shows being a highlight for me), most of my energy was spent writing what will become TPT9 later this year. Thankfully, the songs are written and nicely demoed up in my studio. I’ve never spent so long and put so much energy into the song writing process.
Today we arrived as the Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire to spend 7 days tracking drums and bass (plus anything else we can fit in our 22 hour working days), which will hopefully involve me tracking most of the guitars using Darran’s (from Godsticks) fantastic guitars as well as my old, trusty tele.
Mixing and any overdubs will then continue in Yeovil, with a quick trip over to Prague to record a 22 piece string section in March. We’re lucky enough to have Andrew Skeet arranging and conducting the strings for that. We also have the small issue of tracking a choir which will feature on two of the new tracks.
It’s going to be very busy, but I will tweet as much as possible (especially this week) to share our progress and the journey. Nothing has ever been as big as this in the history of TPT. The plan at the moment is to release in September 2012 with an EP late spring to get things moving.
Follow me on twitter (if you want to really keep up to date).
Thanks as always to all the fans who came out to support us 2011 – from Glasgow to Gdansk your support is inspirational.
Bruce
It’s great to know that Bruce wants to keep us all updated and share the progress of recording the new material. Expect more news about the band’s progress on the new album soon!
The Pineapple Thief Live in Southampton – Photo Gallery + Review
1December 17, 2011
The Pineapple Thief hit the stage at The Joiners Arms in Southampton last night to play the last gig of their Winter 2011 UK tour. Throughout the tour, the band has been previewing new material which will appear on their next studio album, due out in September 2012. The band will enter the studio next month to record the album, and the first single from the as of yet untitled album will be released in July. In Southampton, the band were in top form as they tore through a stellar setlist of brand new and previously released songs. The band’s setlist was mostly comprised of material from their latest studio album ‘Someone Here Is Missing’, with ‘Wake Up The Dead’ being used as the opening piece. After playing ’3000 Days’ and ‘Preparation for Meltdown’ the band moved on to play some newer material, with a new song called ‘Stop Struggling’. Upon hearing the newer material for the first time, it seemed that the band has chosen to move their sound into a slightly heavier direction.
The Pineapple Thief afterwards took it back to 2008′s ‘Tightly Unwound’ with the beautiful album opener ‘My Debt To You’. Now halfway into their set, the band alternated between new and older songs, including ‘Snowdrops’ from the band’s album ‘Little Man’ which was released in 2006. The band encouraged the audience to clap in time towards the climax of the song, which I personally felt was a highlight of the entire evening. Time flew by as the band played into the later hours of the evening, and ended with the epic 14 minute ‘Too Much To Lose‘ from ‘Tightly Unwound‘. After a rapturous applause, the band then came back on stage for a one track encore to perform ‘Nothing at Best‘. Bruce Soord thanked the audience consistently throughout the show, along with mentioning that the band’s next album will be released on Kscope in September 2012, after they’ve have time to enter the studio and record it in the earlier stages of the year.
Overall, The Pineapple Thief proved they are a live act not to be missed, and that they’ve certainly got an exciting future ahead of them.
The Pineapple Thief were also selling merchandise items available on their online store at the gig, including the recently released ‘Variations on a Dream’ 2CD remaster. Blueneck were The Pineapple Thief’s support band, who performed a set which contained songs from their new album ‘Repetitions‘ which is out now on Denovali Records.
The Pineapple Thief’s ninth studio album details!
0December 13, 2011
by Rob Skarin
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The Pineapple Thief are due to enter the studio in January in order to record their next album. It will be released in 2012 on Kscope, as the follow up to 2010′s critically acclaimed ‘Someone Here is Missing’. The band is currently touring the UK, and their touring setlist has been posted on Setlist.FM by some fans. Exclusively for this tour, the band are previewing some new material which will appear on the upcoming album.
Confirmed track names so far are – ‘Stop Struggling’, ‘All The Wars’, ‘Reaching Out’ and ‘Burning Pieces’. Remember, these songs haven’t even been recorded yet, so it’s very likely that they will change when they appear on the upcoming album. The track names above are most likely working titles. To buy tickets to see The Pineapple Thief on tour in the UK, head over to the band’s official website here.
