The Pineapple Thief

Tin Cup Billy says, Humble Pie, Essence for Real, Real Big Fish, Robert, The Flying Burrito Brothers, John says, The Sundays, Play Along People, Sunday spelled S-U-N-D-A-E-S. That's kind of like Food Fighters, right? Nancy's, Blue Oyster Cult, Kevin Cox 72 says, Richard Cheese, which we salute because we are a cover podcast, by the way.

On Your Mark says the Pineapple Thief.

Stoney mentions Cream.

Eric Clapton and the Gang.

They're back with, I would argue, their most rockish record of their career called Far and Wide.

The band is the Pineapple Thief, and here to talk all about it is the main man himself, Mr. Bruce Soord.

Bruce, how are you, man?

I'm very well, very well, very busy.

it's lovely when that happens because it just once it starts rolling it's such a wonderful feeling because you know you're creating something good and it's the and it's the four of you together that are making it that way so yeah i'm glad you like that one i can't wait to play that one live and sing it and sing it.

Sure.

How much has vocals changed for you? Vocals and lyrics changed for you since you started the pineapple thief? Cause obviously, and again, I'm reaching a little out of my knowledge base here, but I, I imagine that when you start a progressive band like this, it's all about making sure the instrumentation is perfect, perfect to your own feel and, But as you've grown, like you were saying, you've grown as a vocalist, you've grown as a writer.

I imagine you kind of changed the importance level that you put into that.

the autumn gives me a boat.

Hi, I'm Bruce Sword from the Pineapple Thief, and you are listening to Different Stages Radio with JJ.

starts coming apart there's a ghost in your system the truth the lies it's all in your eyes is there a hope you'd be forgiven time stands

That was The Pineapple Thief on Different Stages Radio.

God knows from their brand new album, Far and Wide, The Pineapple Thief, coming to Vancouver on December the 15th.

You can find official ticket links on differentstagesradio.com. Before that, the band is Lumpsk, L-U-M-S-K, from Norway.

Brand new album coming out on next Friday, week Friday, October the 30th, Einsemde.

Now, we've got a lo- um, a raft of new music out at the moment.

Um, so you'll be hearing from The Pineapple Thief, Rick Wakeman, Crownlands, yes, Robert Plant.

I'll see what you think.

Make your own mind up.

And Peter Gabriel, whose album isn't out till November, but he's been drip-feeding singles onto Bandcamp for a while, and this one is on Bandcamp.

Anyway, I'll start off with The Pineapple Thief, No Exceptions.

Calling out at night.

I cannot see anymore.

Unusual set, that one.

There we had Todd Rundgren with Strawberry Fields Forever from Faithful, The Pineapple Thief with Wretched Soul from Eight Days, and then last, I mean, come on, Seals and Crofts with I'll Play for You from, yeah, Greatest Hits, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, Todd's version of the Beatles classic, I don't know.

I mean, I love the song, but do I like this version? Eh.

It's a keeper 'cause he does have all the weird background percussion going on, and he even has the break at the end, which I thought was pretty cool.

Okay.

Then into what? Pineapple Thief.

Wow, I, I have made my decision.

I've been a fan of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree since the early 2000s.

When the band went on hiatus in 2010 for a number of years, their drummer Gavin Harrison joined another band, The Pineapple Thief.

I'd always wanted to check them out, and they've been on my radar for a long time.

So I jumped at the chance to interview Bruce from The Pineapple Thief because it was a good opportunity to finally dive in to the band's music.

They just released their 16th studio album, Far and Wide, on October the 9th through Inside Out Music.

I talked to Bruce the day before the album's release, and I was really excited to talk to him and hear about his songwriting process.

And I'm definitely hooked now on the music of The Pineapple Thief.

So check out their album Far and Wide streaming now everywhere or pick up a physical copy, which is what I'm definitely going to do.

Mm.

So I always, uh, like f- the Pineapple Thief for, for instance, uh, I really like them, but, uh, I think they played one show in Belgium and, uh, I had to play the same date, but all other tours they did I had to go see them in Germany or-

Oh, man

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... an unboxing or anything, so maybe the full thing isn't out yet, but...

Oh, you know, we never talked about Pineapple Thief.

The, they're, isn't that out? Is the album new, or is it-

Probably

Doesn't it just, ladies, eh? That was a bonus track.

The Bruce Sword from Pineapple Tree.

Or is it Porcupine Thief? He's remixed the album.

Anyway, it sounds good.