{"id":30325,"date":"2026-05-02T00:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=30325"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:38:07","slug":"multi-instrumentalist-producer-and-the-pineapple-thief-frontman-bruce-soord-releases-new-single-and-video-meet-me-on-the-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/multi-instrumentalist-producer-and-the-pineapple-thief-frontman-bruce-soord-releases-new-single-and-video-meet-me-on-the-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO \u2018MEET ME ON THE DOWNS\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo Credit: Anne-Marie Forker<\/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 album\u2019s second single \u2018Meet Me On The Downs\u2019 alongside a new video produced by George Laycock @ Blacktide Productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR \u2018MEET ME ON THE DOWNS\u2019, PRODUCED BY GEORGE LAYCOCK<\/a>: https:\/\/youtu.be\/I7a7Wkn_v64<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote this in a hotel room in Hamburg while touring with The Pineapple Thief. The words came later. I remember writing about losing my father while driving to clear out his old retirement flat. ‘The stillness in the car’ as I sat there, looking at the place I only ever knew with him in it. Opening the door to see all his clothes and photographs.. ‘A lifetime scattered amongst the clothes’. I went back to my studio, intent on creating something positive from the loss. So I shut my eyes and wrote down the earliest memories I could conjure up from my mind, not the messy, difficult ones from his final years. These words formed the second half of the song.  So really, it’s just a song about life and cherished memories. \u2013 Bruce Soord<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STREAM\/DOWNLOAD \u2018MEET ME ON THE DOWNS\u2019<\/a>: https:\/\/orcd.co\/meet_me_on_the_downs_listen<\/a><\/strong><\/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

<\/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

<\/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

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

3 June \u2013 Backstage by the Mill, Paris – France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

6 June – Ankea Festival, Tampere \u2013 Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 June \u2013 Joy Station, Sofia \u2013 Bulgaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 October \u2013 Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen – Germany<\/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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