Posts tagged the pineapple thief
The Pineapple Thief will release a new 5-track EP in June!
0February 22, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Information
Bruce Soord has just confirmed over on Twitter that The Pineapple Thief will release a 5-track EP consisting of new material in June. The EP will consist of four brand new songs, and a special 2012 version of ‘Light Up Your Eyes’, a song originally released on ’10 Stories Down’ in June 2005. We’ll have more news on this very soon!
PineappleProject.com Interview – Jon Sykes
0February 8, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Interviews
Here’s the third part of our interview with each band member of The Pineapple Thief! We asked the band’s bassist Jon Sykes three questions, and you can read his answers below!
How did you come to be in TPT and has your role developed since joining the band (in terms of the parts you play/being involved in live, writing and recording work/becoming a member of the band who handles certain elements like tour management and logistics)?
A drummer friend and I recruited Bruce for a band when we were all at Leicester Uni. That’s how I met Bruce in the first place. We remained really good friends ever since – at least until the point in 2003 when we decided it would be a good idea for me to join TPT.
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Bruce Soord’s secret collaboration album coming in May?
0February 7, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Information
Bruce Soord tweeted earlier today about his upcoming collaboration album, which is almost finished. It’s not yet known who he’s collaborating with on the album – it’s still a mystery to us. I’m sure we’ll all know for sure soon. Keep checking PineappleProject.com for the latest TPT related news and events!
PineappleProject.com Interview – Steve Kitch
0February 7, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Interviews
Below is the second part of our new interview with all four members of The Pineapple Thief! We asked the band’s keyboardist and mixer Steve Kitch three questions, which you can read below.
How did you come to be in TPT and has your role developed since joining the band (in terms of the parts you play/being involved in live, writing and recording work/becoming a member of the band who handles certain elements like tour management and logistics)?
I met Bruce when I was at college at the local recording studio. He was working on Vulgar Unicorn’s Sleep With the Fishes and they needed someone to do some sampling and programming. I first got involved with TPT when Bruce asked me to help mix 12 Stories Down back in 2004. Matt O’Leary was currently playing keyboards but was struggling to balance work and band commitments. After deputising for Matt at Summers End 2005 I subsequently officially joined the band on keys.
I’ve continued to help produce, mix and master all the albums since. We have all taken up active roles within the band on top of our playing duties as things have got busier. On top of studio duties I help maintain our website, store and online presence.
PineappleProject.com Interview – Keith Harrison
0February 6, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Interviews
Below is the first part of our new interview with all four members of The Pineapple Thief! First up, we asked drummer Keith Harrison three questions, which you can read below.
How did you come to be in TPT and has your role developed since joining the band (in terms of the parts you play/being involved in live, writing and recording work/becoming a member of the band who handles certain elements like tour management and logistics)?
I came to join TPT through Wayne Higgins who was our rhythm guitar player for three years. Wayne and Bruce had played in bands involved in the Yeovil / South West music scene for years and Bruce pulled Wayne into the original TPT line-up. Initially, the band had tried a couple of drummers who didn’t work out so after the second one left I got a call from Wayne asking if I was up for an audition. I went, loved it and the rest is history. I’d played in lots of bands since the age of 12 through to leaving college in my early twenties. After that, things went quiet due to the combined commitments of work and a young family which didn’t leave much time for music. When I got the call from Wayne about joining TPT I hadn’t been playing regularly for several years and had pretty much resigned myself to never being back on stage.
Once I realised the potential that the band had, and we started playing bigger shows and getting more and more fans I knew that this was a second chance for me to make some kind of a living from music; something I’d always dreamed of but never truly believed was likely to happen. After nearly 10 years together we’ve made a lot of progress as a band and we’re a pretty well-oiled machine. Everyone works hard to push things forward. We’ve always been ambitious but our experience confirms that it’s a slow road to major league success in the music business and we’ve learned how to function well as a tight unit both musically and corporately. For my sins, I have the joy of organising all our logistics which, as anyone who knows me well will confirm, is more than ironic due to my general lack of ability to organise myself!
PineappleProject.com Promotional Giveaway!
0January 30, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Community
The competition officially ended today (February 16th 2012), as we still received entries after February 11th. Thanks to all that who entered!
Bruce Soord hints at ‘I Will Light Up Your Eyes’ special single edition release!
0January 20, 2012
by Rob Skarin
in Information
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
in Information
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
in Information
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
in Community
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).
