About this episode

Bruce Soord discusses his music career, including his work with Pineapple Thief and his solo projects.

Bruce started as guitarist for the '90s for Vulgar Unicorn and started Pineapple Thief as a solo project in 1999, though it quickly became a full band. He's released 16 studio albums with Pineapple Thief and four solo albums. More at brucesoord.com and pineapplethief.com . We discuss "Pillars" from Ghosts in the Park (his 2026 solo album) and some Pineapple Thief tracks: the title track from It Leads to This (2024), "Clapham" from 10 Stories Down (2005), remixed for 3000 Days (2008), plus to conclude "Alone at Sea" from Magnolia (2014). Intro: "Private Paradise" by from Abducted at Birth (1999, originally called Abducting the Unicorn ). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com . Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic , which will get you access to a bonus episode with Bruce from 2018 .

People in this episode

Host: Mark Linsenmayer

Guest: Bruce Soord

Topics covered

• music
• progressive rock
• album discussion
• artist interview
• song analysis

Keywords

• Bruce Soord
• Pineapple Thief
• Ghosts in the Park
• It Leads to This
• music interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pineapple Thief, Nakedly Examined Music, patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic, brucesoord.com, pineapplethief.com

Books & works: Ghosts in the Park, It Leads to This, 10 Stories Down, 3000 Days, Magnolia, Private Paradise

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