{"id":29976,"date":"2026-03-21T23:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=29976"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:00:23","slug":"multi-instrumentalist-producer-and-the-pineapple-thief-frontman-bruce-soord-releases-new-single-and-video-pillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/multi-instrumentalist-producer-and-the-pineapple-thief-frontman-bruce-soord-releases-new-single-and-video-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘PILLARS’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM ‘GHOSTS IN THE PARK’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SET FOR RELEASE ON 15th<\/sup> MAY 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on 15th<\/sup> May, Ghosts In The Park<\/em><\/strong>, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop. Today, Bruce has shared the first single from the album, titled \u2018Pillars\u2019 alongside a new video produced by George Laycock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR \u2018PILLARS\u2019 NOW, PRODUCED BY GEORGE LAYCOCK<\/strong><\/a>: https:\/\/youtu.be\/dc3HOoWY5gg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excessive, damaging introspection, I guess is the theme of the song. I remember the day in my life when I was liberated from my god-fearing introspection. Only then could I see the damage it had done to me and was still doing to the people around me. The song is about that: the damage I have witnessed. It\u2019s framed around religion and penance, but it\u2019s not anti-religion, it\u2019s about balance. Oh and the line about pillars. It\u2019s a bit of a playful reference to Saint Simeon Stylites, a Christian ascetic from around 400 AD. Legend has it he perched on top of a pillar for 37 years, taking himself away from the world in order to dedicate his life entirely to prayer, fasting, and repentance. I thought it was quite apt.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been working with George Laycock from Blacktide Productions for years now, it\u2019s incredible what he can do with his imagination and camera. \u2013 Bruce Soord<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STREAM\/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE \u2018PILLARS\u2019<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> https:\/\/orcd.co\/pillars_listen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written over a two-year period while Soord was touring extensively with The Pineapple Thief, the album emerged in hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and moments of enforced solitude. Against this backdrop, Soord was navigating the drawn-out decline and eventual death of his father, alongside the continued progression of his mother\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s. These experiences form the emotional spine of Ghosts In The Park – grief in motion, memory surfacing unpredictably, and the quiet determination to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Soord \u2013 Ghosts In The Park<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concepcion [01:25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pillars [03:10]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Me On The Downs [03:05]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kept Me Thinking [06:34]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day Of Wrath [04:21]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Predicament [03:43]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stared Down [04:33]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Made A Promise [02:56]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghosts In The Park [12:52]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghosts In The Park <\/em><\/strong>will be released on 15th<\/sup> May on the following formats –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3CD\/BLU-RAY EARBOOK EDITION FEATURING RENOWNED PIANIST GLEB KOLYADIN (IAMTHEMORNING) – INCLUDES \u2018GHOSTS IN THE PARK\u2019 CD ALBUM, CD WITH ACOUSTIC REIMAGININGS, CD WITH PIANO VERSIONS & BLU-RAY DISC WITH HI-RES MIXES (DOLBY ATMOS, DTS-HD MA 5.1, & 24\/48 PCM STEREO)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREAM WHITE VINYL LP (UK INDEPENDENT STORE EXCLUSIVE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ DARK GREEN VINYL LP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIGIPACK CD EDITION, INCLUDES 16-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET WITH LYRICS AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRE-ORDER GHOSTS IN THE PARK:<\/em><\/strong><\/a> https:\/\/brucesoord.lnk.to\/Ghosts_In_The_Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album\u2019s sound. Tracks such as \u201cConcepci\u00f3n,\u201d \u201cMeet Me On The Downs,\u201d and the title piece were conceived in specific places – Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen – each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performed almost entirely by Soord himself, with bass contributions from Jon Sykes on \u201cKept Me Thinking,\u201d the album was recorded using a combination of hotel-room captures and studio sessions, preserving the immediacy of its origins. Mastered by Steve Kitch, Ghosts In The Park stands as a stark, reflective and evolutionary companion piece to Soord\u2019s acclaimed previous solo work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Soord & Jon Sykes\/ Tim Bowness (co-headliner)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun 24 May | Liverpool | Philharmonic Music Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fri 29 May | Bath | Bath Fringe Festival at Rondo Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat 20 June | London | The 100 Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Soord<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 June \u2013 Boederij, Zoetermeer – NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5\/6 June – Ankea Festival – Tampere, Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15th<\/sup> May on Kscope. <\/em>Pre-order here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/brucesoord.lnk.to\/Ghosts_In_The_Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Soord online:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pineapple Thief online:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: www.thepineapplethief.com<\/a>
Facebook: www.facebook.com\/thepineapplethief<\/a>
Twitter: www.twitter.com\/pineapplethief<\/a>
Instagram: www.instagram.com\/thepineapplethief<\/a>
Spotify: https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/artist\/4lrBMUSk8PiNnCEZfsmPAk<\/a>
YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLE6401DB011BD837E<\/a>
Apple Music: https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/artist\/the-pineapple-thief\/id278648772<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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