Far and Wide The Pineapple Thief

• 1 New World Order 04:23
• 2 Hold the Ashes 04:22
• 3 Still Living 05:49
• 4 God Knows 03:21
• 5 This Empty Space 06:21
• 6 Scattering Like Flies 06:36
• 7 Through the Noise 05:18
• 8 Who Wants It 04:16
• 9 No Exceptions 07:17
• Total Runtime 47:43

Info for Far and Wide

Auf ihrem sechzehnten Studioalbum „Far And Wide“ wirken The Pineapple Thief mehr denn je wie eine Rockband. Nach wie vor progressiv. Nach wie vor Meister einer Gänsehaut erzeugenden Atmosphäre. Nach wie vor im Einklang mit der seltsamen, unruhigen Welt um uns herum. Und nun – ein Jahrzehnt und sieben Alben nach dem Einstieg von Gavin Harrison am Schlagzeug – fangen sie die Chemie, die zurückgelegten Kilometer und die größeren Bühnen der letzten Jahre ein. Diese Hitze in Echtzeit ist in diesen Songs zu hören. Angefangen bei den stimmungsvollen Klängen des Openers „New World Order“ schlägt diese Musik hart zu – voller Biss und eindringlicher Schatten, ohne dabei die subtilen Wendungen und die Leichtigkeit zu opfern, die ihnen so natürlich abhandenkommen. Mit anderen Worten: Rocksongs von echter Klasse und Nuance. Bei „Far And Wide“ geht es um gemeinsame Grundlagen. Eine abstrakte Sammlung von Gefühlen über den Zustand der Welt, die menschliche Erfahrungen auf eine Weise erschließt, wie es vielleicht nur Musik kann.

Bruce Soord, Gesang, Gitarren
Gavin Harrison, Schlagzeug
Jon Sykes, Bass
Steve Kitch, Keyboards

In April 2008 The Pineapple Thief launched the Kscope label with the critically acclaimed album, Tightly Unwound.

While the album was many people’s introduction to the band they have actually spent the past ten years quietly building up a dedicated fan base across the globe, nurturing their ‘bittersweet’ progressive sound.

Initially a solo outlet for Bruce’s music the first album, Abducting, was released on Cyclops Records in May 1999. The critical plaudits and small but fanatical fan base that grew around the release was enough to convince Bruce that perhaps TPT was here to stay and he returned to the Dining Room studios to work on the second TPT album, 137. Following the reaction to its release in the spring of 2002 and the growing demand from fans for live shows, Bruce felt the need to expand TPT to a full band. The band consisted of his close musical friends - former university band mate Jon Sykes on bass, Wayne Higgins on guitars, Matt O'Leary on keyboards and Keith Harrison on drums. Wayne and Matt have since left but Steve Kitch (who co-produced and mixed the albums since 10 Stories Down) has joined to replace Matt and play the keyboards.

The third album, Variations On A Dream (2004) gave TPT a further boost, reaching out to yet more people all over the world. Three albums followed, 10 Stories Down (2005), Little Man (2006), and limited the run What We Have Sown (2007) which featured re-worked un-released tracks. This was to prove to be the last album released via Cyclops before the band signed to Kscope and released Tightly Unwound. This was followed by The Dawn Raids Eps and 3000 Days, a 2CD re-mixed and re-mastered collection of songs from their ten year history so far.

The band return in May 2010 with their new album "Someone Here Is Missing".

The album also features artwork by the legendary designer Storm Thorgerson, who is famous for creating some of the most recognisable artwork of the last 30 years including albums by Pink Floyd (Dark Side Of The Moon, Division Bell, Pulse), Muse, Led Zeppelin, Biffy Clyro and many more.

This album contains no booklet.