B R U C E
S O O R D
SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST-PRODUCER-FRONTMAN
FOR
PROGRESSIVE ROCK SENSATION
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
The Pineapple Thief have launched their brand new
video for “Try As I Might”, the new single from their forthcoming new studio
album Dissolution. The highly
anticipated follow up to 2015’s Your
Wilderness, is the band’s second album to feature King Crimson and
Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison.
Vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Soord
explains his dystopian view “The video
follows the theme of the song and the album – if you sign up to this hyper
connected world we live in, then you have to live with the consequences. Try as
you might to get out of it.”
The futuristic clip was created by Blacktide
Phonic/Visual (www.black-tide.co.uk) director George
Laycock, who expands on how he created the film “When The Pineapple Thief came to me with their track ‘Try as I might’,
they had a broad basis for an idea for a music video that dealt with a social
media obsessed ‘connected’ world.
This had nods to previous
films and television like ‘The Truman Show’, ‘Black Mirror’, the ‘Big Brother’
landscape and its preceding shows, so it was about creating a storyline using
these broad influences and encapsulating into an obscure 3-minute film on a
budget.
I was interested in the
concept of ‘in eye cameras’, scary technology and I am sure isn’t too far away
from us. We decided to go down the optical medical route and follow our
character on a journey from first pre-operation, to surgery, recovery and then
trying to battle the decision he has made, whilst battling with the corporation
he has signed up too. The film hopefully leaves the viewer to create their own
conceptions on his outcome.
We filmed it all on the
Dorset/Devon coastline around where I live and were fortunate to be able to
secure great locations to shoot in with a few favours, including a remote
seaside post-modern house, a private beach and a real working hospital and
opticians.
To keep the cast down to a
minimum we decided that the camera that is watching Bruce would become the main
supporting actor and his nemesis, appearing in scenes without anyone operating
it. This allowed us to see the cameras point of view and tell the story to the
fictional viewer. This old broadcast camera weighed an absolute ton, and
carrying through remote woods, down a mile-long steep cliff path to a beach was
a challenge on some of the hottest days of the year. Filming in the water at
the end was a welcome refreshment.
The Pineapple Thief have grown to become one of the
leading lights of Europe’s experimental rock domain, Your Wilderness produced
4m+ album streams, a #7 in the UK Independent Charts and two extensive headline
European tours culminating at London’s Islington Assembly Hall where the
concert was recorded for the live release Where We Stood, and their new album
Dissolution promises to propel the band to even greater heights.
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF IS …
Bruce
Soord – vocals, guitars (1999–present)
Jon
Sykes – bass (2002–present)
Steve
Kitch – keyboards (2005–present)
Gavin
Harrison -
drums (2016–present)
the brand-new release
By
The Pineapple Thief
Available to purchase at amazon.com on August 31st, 2018
Visit these links
for more information about
The Pineapple Thief
The Pineapple Thief
The
Pineapple Thief online:
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www.thepineapplethief.com
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/pineapplethief
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepineapplethief
The Pineapple Thief –
Dissolution Tour 2018/2019
Europe +
UK headline tour with support from LizZard.
The Pineapple Thief will be taking Dissolution
on the road starting in September 2018, with new dates added for March
2019. This tour includes their biggest show to date at London’s prestigious O2
Shepherd’s Bush Empire – tickets are on sale now and selling fast: http://www.pineapplethief.com/tour/ ;
Sep
15 – FR – Paris – La Maroquinerie
Sep 16 – BE, Brussels- La Madeleine
Sep 17 – DE, Bremen – Schlachthof
Sep 18 – DE, Hanover – Musikzentrum
Sep 19 – DE, Berlin – Lido
Sep 21 – PL, Warsaw – Stodola
Sep 22 – CZ, Olomouc – S-Klub
Sep 23 – CZ, Prgaue – Rock Cafè
Sep 25 – AU, Wien – Szene
Sep 26 – DE, Munich – Backstage Werk
Sep 27 – DE, Aschaffenburg- Colos-Saal
Sep 28- DE, Cologne – Live Music Hall
Sep 29 – NL, Amsterdam – Melkweg
Oct 4 – UK, Edinburgh – Liquid Rooms
Oct 5 – UK, Sheffield – Leadmill
Oct 6 – UK, London – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Sep 16 – BE, Brussels- La Madeleine
Sep 17 – DE, Bremen – Schlachthof
Sep 18 – DE, Hanover – Musikzentrum
Sep 19 – DE, Berlin – Lido
Sep 21 – PL, Warsaw – Stodola
Sep 22 – CZ, Olomouc – S-Klub
Sep 23 – CZ, Prgaue – Rock Cafè
Sep 25 – AU, Wien – Szene
Sep 26 – DE, Munich – Backstage Werk
Sep 27 – DE, Aschaffenburg- Colos-Saal
Sep 28- DE, Cologne – Live Music Hall
Sep 29 – NL, Amsterdam – Melkweg
Oct 4 – UK, Edinburgh – Liquid Rooms
Oct 5 – UK, Sheffield – Leadmill
Oct 6 – UK, London – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
2019
Feb 22 – IT, Roma – Largo Venue
Feb 23 – IT, Milano – Santeria Social Club
Mar 3 – DK, Copenhagen – Vega
Mar 5 – SE, Stockholm – venue tba
Mar 6 – NO, Oslo – John Dee
Feb 22 – IT, Roma – Largo Venue
Feb 23 – IT, Milano – Santeria Social Club
Mar 3 – DK, Copenhagen – Vega
Mar 5 – SE, Stockholm – venue tba
Mar 6 – NO, Oslo – John Dee
U.S TOUR COMING IN 2019
TUESDAY OCTOBER 16TH 2018
7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN
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