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Festival News: NEARfest Is Proud To Present The Pineapple Thief

Posted on Friday, September 18 @ 07:55:51 UTC by nightowl

Formed by Bruce Soord in 1999 and initially as a solo studio project, The Pineapple Thief has grown into a globally gigging outfit. With seven albums under their belt and legions of fans throughout the world, TPT is constantly redefining the boundaries of progressive music. From humble beginnings, their debut album Abducting The Unicorn rose from the ashes of Bruce's former band, Vulgar Unicorn and was released on Cyclops Records. Encouraged by a positive review in a major Dutch publication, Bruce ventured back into the studio and released the follow up, 137 in 2001, with Variations On A Dream following in 2003. CD sales continued to grow and fans continued to clamour for live performances that led to the formation of a full touring band.



The band were performing regular shows across the UK and Europe after which two albums followed, 10 Stories Down (2005) and Little Man (2006). During this period the band line up had shifted, creating the current line up of Bruce Soord, Jon Sykes, Keith Harrison and Steve Kitch. After delivering a special album to Cyclops to fulfill their contractual obligations (What We Have Sown in 2007) the band returned to the studio to record their seventh album, Tightly Unwound. This was the inaugural release on the Kscope label which has subsequently featured releases by Anathema, Lunatic Soul and Steven Wilson among others.

Since it's release in 2008, Tightly Unwound marks a significant step forward in the band's development and highlights the maturation of their songwriting style. Previous reviews have drawn comparisons to Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Sigur Ros and Pink Floyd but Tightly Unwound proves that TPT have moved beyond these influences to create their own unique sound. Their live shows have quickly gained a reputation as some of the most exciting around, delivered with an intense level of energy and passion. With drummer Keith Harrison being the nephew of Three Friends' Kerry Minnear, a family reunion will be in order, so please extend a warm NEARfest family welcome to The Pineapple Thief.

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