After their long-awaited return with “The Frost,” The Pineapple Thief continue to present previews from their new album with the second single “Every Trace Of Us.” The track is accompanied by the official lyric video based on the artwork of “It Leads To This,” the new album due out on February 09, 2024 via Kscope. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
Lyric video by Jeremy George/Blacktide Productions
Music: Soord/Harrison Lyrics: Soord
Purchase and Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/tpt_everytraceofus
Bruce Soord says: “The idea for this song came out of writing sessions I had with Gavin at his studio. Gavin played me this idea he had come up with and I immediately connected with it, straight away humming what would become the verse. I went into another room with my guitar to try out some chorus ideas while Gavin was in his studio playing out the middle section. It was one of those moments where everything came together so quickly. A lot of the guitar remains from that session, including all the lead riffs. Jon (bass) came up with the hooky chorus bass melody, Beren Matthews, our touring guitarist, added some brilliant guitar work, before Steve (keyboards) added his sonic icing on the cake. The words came later.”
Musically, the track raises the bar a bit on what fans can expect from the band’s next album.
The Pineapple Thief revel in opposing forces. Muscle and fragility. Chaos and precision. Distorted introspection and warm dreamlike expansions. Conceived in 1999 by Bruce Soord, the Progressive quartet had a revival in 2017 with the arrival of Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree) on drums. Together with bassist Jon Sykes and keyboardist Steve Kitch, the band has honed a direct but also lush, utterly timeless sound that now reaches its peak with “It Leads To This.”
Everything comes together in “It Leads To This.” The album consists of eight epic, straightforward tracks, all about five minutes long, that mix rock urgency with delicate atmospheres, reflective keyboards and catchy melodies. Soord looks back and fears for the world his children will inherit. His lyrics also draw from literature: tales from Ancient Rome, John Williams‘ classic stoner and the epistolary Augustus. All conveyed through Soord‘s fragile but penetrating style, which winks at pens such as Nick Drake, Thom Yorke and Jonas Renkse of Katatonia.
“It Leads To This” will be available in several formats:
- 4-disc deluxe limited edition with:
DISC 1: CD Album
DISC 2: Bonus CD ‘Y Aqui Estamos’ – Alternative versions
DISC 3: Blu-ray – It Leads To This + bonus album ‘Y Aqui Estamos’ (reworking of the album’s session recordings): Dolby Atmos-DTS-HD MA 5.1-24/48 PCM Stereo mix created by Bruce Soord
DISC 4: DVD – It Leads to This and Y Aqui Estamos: DTS 5.1-24/48 PCM Stereo
52-page book - Limited edition brick red vinyl LP (exclusive to The Pineapple Thief and Kscope stores)
- Limited edition green vinyl LP (exclusive to independent stores worldwide)
- Limited edition cream vinyl LP (exclusive to Germany and Austria)
- Blu Ray – Includes ‘It Leads To This’ and the bonus album ‘Y Aqui Estamos’. All in hi-res dolby atmos, dts-hd 5.1 and stereo created by Bruce Soord.
- CD / LP / Digital and Dolby Atmos
Pre-Order the album here: https://thepineapplethief.lnk.to/ILTT
Tracklist:
01. Put It Right [05:30]
02. Rubicon [04:37]
03. It Leads To This [04:43]
04. The Frost [05:40]
05. All That’s Left [04:26]
06. Now It’s Yours [05:59]
07. Every Trace Of Us [04:30]
08. To Forget [05:20]
In support of the new album, The Pineapple Thief will embark on a tour between Europe and the UK.
Purchase tickets available: https://www.thepineapplethief.com/tour/
It Leads To This European Tour 2024
20/2 Manchester (GB) – O2 The Ritz
21/2 Bristol (GB) – SWX
23/2 Paris (FR) – Elysee Montmartre
24/2 Amsterdam (NL) – Melkweg
26/2 Neunkirchen (DE) – Gebla sehalle
27/2 Aschaffenburg (DE) – Colos Saal
28/2 Zurich (CH) – Komplex 457
1/3 Barcelona (ES) – Apolo
2/3 Madrid (ES) – La Paqui
3/3 Lisbon (PT) – Lisboa Ao Vivo
5/3 Toulouse (FR) – Metronum
6/3 Lyon (FR) – La Rayonne
7/3 Milan (IT) – Alcatraz
8/3 Strasbourg (FR) – La Laiterie
9/3 Munich (DE) – Technikum
11/3 Warsaw (PL) – Palladium
13/3 Krakow (PL) – Klub Studio
14/3 Berlin (DE) – Kesselhaus
15/3 Cologne (DE) – Carlswerk Victoria
16/3 London (GB) – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire