The Pineapple Thief Announce Release Of New Album 'All The Wars'
Monday, 25 June 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
The Pineapple Thief are pleased to reveal new album ‘All The Wars’ will be released by Kscope on 3rd September.
This is a band destined for and on the cusp of greater things. A band who have been quietly honing their craft, building bigger and better tours, triumphing at festivals, working with such greats as legendary artist Storm Thorgerson, and recording at Peter Gabriel’s world class Real World Studios.
It hasn’t happened overnight. While many people’s introduction to the Somerset band was their much lauded 2010 album, ‘Someone Here Is Missing’, (or 2008’s ‘Tightly Unwound’), The Pineapple Thief have actually spent the last ten years steadily building up a dedicated fan base across the globe, selling over 50,000 records and nurturing their ‘bittersweet’ progressive sound.
‘All The Wars’ marks another leap in the band’s progression. Frontman/guitarist and producer Bruce Soord has continued to mature as a songwriter and the band’s ever-growing confidence has allowed them to explore bold musical directions, including the use of the Prague Philharmonic 22-piece string section (conducted by Andrew Skeet) and a choir. Soord explains: "No expense has been spared regarding the production of this record but at its heart it’s still a rock record. It’s very heavy in parts and very delicate and beautiful in others." The majority of the album was recorded at the well known Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, with Mark Bowyer and Steve Kitch.
Music fans can now get their hands on the first brand new track to be unveiled from ‘All The Wars’. Titled ‘Last Man Standing’, you can stream the track or sign up to their mailing list for a free download. Grab it at www.kscopemusic.com/thepineapplethief.
Following Storm Thorgerson’s sleeve for the band’s previous record, the artwork for this album features images created by the award winning photographer Mark Mawson, as part of his Aqueous series. Shots from the Aqueous project were recently projected onto Buckingham Palace as the background to Paul McCartney’s performance of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
'All The Wars’ will be released in multiple formats including a limited edition 2CD digibook and limited edition double heavyweight (180gm) vinyl. The vinyl is packaged in a gatefold cover with printed inner sleeves, especially mastered for audiophile vinyl. The Pineapple Thief fans can also purchase a new t-shirt design including the new album artwork. There are a number of bundles already available for pre-order at www.kscopemusic.com/thepineapplethief.
The limited edition 2CD digibook version includes the standard record plus exclusive acoustic recordings of songs from the album as well as a 2012 version of ‘Light Up Your Eyes’ (originally released in 2005).
'All The Wars' tracklisting is as follows:
Burning Pieces
Warm Seas
Last Man Standing
All The Wars
Build A World
Give It Back
Someone Pull Me Out
One More Step Away
Reaching Out
Acoustic tracks included in the digibook edition:
Warm Seas
Reaching Out
Last Man Standing
One More Step Away
All The Wars
Every Last Moment
Someone Pull Me Out
Light Up Your Eyes
The Pineapple Thief have planned some special UK headline dates to celebrate the release of 'All The Wars'. The Pineapple Thief 2012 UK Tour Dates are as follows:
Sept 13th - Glasgow Classic Grand
Sept 14th - Newcastle Cluny
Sept 15th - Manchester Moho Live
Sept 16th - Bilston Robin 2
Sept 17th - Bristol The Fleece
Sept 21st - Milton Keynes Craufurd Arms
Sept 22nd - London Barfly
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This is a band destined for and on the cusp of greater things. A band who have been quietly honing their craft, building bigger and better tours, triumphing at festivals, working with such greats as legendary artist Storm Thorgerson, and recording at Peter Gabriel’s world class Real World Studios. 
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