BRUCE SOORD - neues Video & brandneues Soloalbum

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 21. März 2026.

Der Multiinstrumentalist, Produzent und Frontmann von The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord, kehrt mit seinem neuen Soloalbum "Ghosts in the Park" zurück.

Vorweg erscheint heute das erste Video aus dem Album:

20.03. BRUCE SOORD – "Pillars" – EMBARGO: https://youtu.be/dc3HOoWY5gg

Album:
15.05. BRUCE SOORD - "Ghosts In The Park" (Kscope/Edel)
- 3CD/Blu-Ray earbook edition featuring renowned pianist gleb kolyadin (iamthemorning) - includes ‘ghosts in the park’ 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)
- cream white vinyl LP (uk independent store exclusive), dark green vinyl LP, classic black vinyl LP
- Digipack CD edition, includes 16-page printed booklet with lyrics and unseen photographs

Als Gründungsmitglied und Hauptsongwriter von The Pineapple Thief hat Bruce Soord das letzte Jahrzehnt damit verbracht, seinen Stil stetig zu verfeinern und dabei emotionale Direktheit mit musikalischer Zurückhaltung zu verbinden. Sein neuestes Soloalbum "Ghosts In The Park", das am 15. Mai erscheint, ist sein bisher persönlichstes und unverblümtestes Werk: ein Album, geprägt von Verlust, Erinnerung und den stillen Momenten, die sich offenbaren, wenn das Leben weitergeht, während alles andere stillzustehen scheint. Heute hat Bruce die erste Singleauskopplung "Pillars" zusammen mit einem neuen Video, produziert von George Laycock, veröffentlicht.

Bruce Soord: "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’s framed around religion and penance, but it’s not anti-religion, it’s about balance. Oh and the line about pillars. It’s 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. I’ve been working with George Laycock from Blacktide Productions for years now, it’s incredible what he can do with his imagination and camera."

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’s Alzheimer’s. 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.

Bruce Soord – Ghosts In The Park
Concepcion [01:25]
Pillars [03:10]
Meet Me On The Downs [03:05]
Kept Me Thinking [06:34]
Day Of Wrath [04:21]
Our Predicament [03:43]
Stared Down [04:33]
You Made A Promise [02:56]
Ghosts In The Park [12:52]

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’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción,” “Meet Me On The Downs,” 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.

Performed almost entirely by Soord himself, with bass contributions from Jon Sykes on “Kept Me Thinking,” 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’s acclaimed previous solo work.

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS

Bruce Soord
3 June – Backstage by the Mill, Paris - France
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer - Netherlands
5/6 June - Ankea Festival, Tampere - Finland

Bruce Soord online:
Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord

The Pineapple Thief online:
Website: www.thepineapplethief.com´
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepineapplethief
Twitter: www.twitter.com/pineapplethief
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepineapplethief
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/4lrBMUSk8PiNnCEZfsmPAk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6401DB011BD837E
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-pineapple-thief/id278648772

Quelle: cmm-consulting for music and media