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Bruce Soord
black-and-white image of Bruce Soord playing an electric guitar onstage
Soord performing in 2014
Background information
OriginYeovil, Somerset, England
GenresProgressive rock[1]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • synthesizer
Years active1990s–present
Labels
Member ofThe Pineapple Thief
Formerly ofVulgar Unicorn
Websitebrucesoord.com

Bruce Soord is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, known for being the founder and frontman of the progressive rock band the Pineapple Thief. The project, initially named Pineapple Thief, after a dialogue in the movie Eve's Bayou, began as an outlet for Soord's music in 1999.[2] Its debut album, Abducting the Unicorn, was released by Cyclops Records in 1999 and followed in 2002 by 137. After issuing a third album under the moniker, titled Variations on a Dream, Soord formed a band and added "The" to its name, to differentiate its initials PT from Porcupine Tree, another English progressive rock band.[2] As of June 2024, the group have released 16 studio albums, 6 EPs, and several live and compilation albums.

In 2013, Soord released an album with Swedish musician Jonas Renkse, titled Wisdom of Crowds. In 2015, he issued his first solo, self-titled record. This was followed by All This Will Be Yours in 2019 and Luminescence in 2023.

Discography

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Solo

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  • Bruce Soord (2015)
  • All This Will Be Yours (2019)
  • Luminescence (2023)
  • Caught in the Hum (2023) limited live CD/DVD release

with The Pineapple Thief

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  • Wisdom of Crowds (2013) [3]

Guest appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "The Pineapple Thief – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Soord, Bruce (3 June 2015). "The Pineapple Thief name". brucesoord.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.[better source needed]
  3. ^ "Wisdom of Crowds". Allmusic.com.
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