Bruce Soord
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Bruce Soord | |
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Origin | Yeovil, Somerset, England |
Genres | Progressive rock[1] |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
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Member of | The Pineapple Thief |
Formerly of | Vulgar Unicorn |
Website | brucesoord |
Bruce Soord is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, known for being the founder and frontman of the progressive rock band the Pineapple Thief. The project, initially named Pineapple Thief, after a dialogue in the movie Eve's Bayou, began as an outlet for Soord's music in 1999.[2] Its debut album, Abducting the Unicorn, was released by Cyclops Records in 1999 and followed in 2002 by 137. After issuing a third album under the moniker, titled Variations on a Dream, Soord formed a band and added "The" to its name, to differentiate its initials PT from Porcupine Tree, another English progressive rock band.[2] As of June 2024[update], the group have released 16 studio albums, 6 EPs, and several live and compilation albums.
In 2013, Soord released an album with Swedish musician Jonas Renkse, titled Wisdom of Crowds. In 2015, he issued his first solo, self-titled record. This was followed by All This Will Be Yours in 2019 and Luminescence in 2023.
Discography
[edit]Solo
[edit]- Bruce Soord (2015)
- All This Will Be Yours (2019)
- Luminescence (2023)
- Caught in the Hum (2023) limited live CD/DVD release
with The Pineapple Thief
[edit]- Abducting the Unicorn (1999)
- 137 (2002)
- Variations on a Dream (2003)
- 10 Stories Down (2005)
- Little Man (2006)
- What We Have Sown (2007)
- Tightly Unwound (2008)
- Someone Here Is Missing (2010)
- All the Wars (2012)
- Magnolia (2014)
- Your Wilderness (2016)
- 8 Years Later (2016)
- Dissolution (2018)
- Versions of the Truth (2020)
- Give It Back (2022)
- It Leads to This (2024)
with Jonas Renkse
[edit]- Wisdom of Crowds (2013) [3]
Guest appearances
[edit]- "Black the Sun (feat. Bruce Soord)" – Daniel Tompkins (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Pineapple Thief – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b Soord, Bruce (3 June 2015). "The Pineapple Thief name". brucesoord.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.[better source needed]
- ^ "Wisdom of Crowds". Allmusic.com.
External links
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- Official website
- Bruce Soord discography at Discogs