Blog | The Pineapple Thief

It’s been a while since we updated you all, so here are the latest rumours from TPT towers…

Someone Here Is Missing has been available now for nearly a month (officially that is) and already sales have eclipsed those of Tightly Unwound. Rumour has it, Kscope will be releasing a follow up EP late in September 2010. I asked Bruce what would be on it but he wouldn’t divulge, apart from saying ‘it’s going to have some decent stuff on it, I don’t want a filler EP to rip off the fans…’

We’ve heard a rumour that Kscope will be re-issuing ‘10 Stories Down’ at the end of 2010. I know the band are keen for the re-issues to be made available to stop the ebay trading. ‘I know the back cat is pretty rare, I mean I don’t even have a copy of ‘What We Have Sown’. But the amount they are changing hands for on ebay right now is stupid. I hate the thought of people paying so much for a CD.’ exclaimed Bruce. Don’t ask us about the 8 Days and 8 Days Later bonus CDs though. Currently, it looks unlikely they will be included. That’s out of our hands…

We’ll be updating here shortly with some feedback from the EIER MIT SPECK FESTIVAL….

so it’s nearly time for SHIM to hit the streets, so the band is getting prepared for the launch gig, summer dates and autumn tour. Reading reviews is always fun, especially when I have to rely on google translate to tell me what the hell they are saying. Here’s the quote of the week, from a french review:

‘I vote 200% for this turn of two hands clapping the butt of the guy’

I’m not exactly sure what he means, but I expect two hands to be clapping my butt at future gigs please.

While you wait for SHIM, here’s an interview for you to have a gander at….

I’ve just delivered a song from the depths of the SHIM sessions to KScope called ‘Open Waters’. This will be released as a ‘b-side’ for the digital single of Nothing at Best, available for download very soon. During the 18 months I spent writing SHIM, there were a lot of false starts. There is a library of ideas, riffs and sounds that remain just that – ideas.

However, this track was a false start that was almost at the finish line. When I played it back, I had no idea why it fell at the last hurdle. A few tweaks here and there and the song came to life and sprinted over the line. Well, at least it will be out there now…

It’s nice to see some positive feedback on SHIM – but hold on a minute, it’s not released yet!  Sadly, this is all inevitable and I know the true fans will still buy ‘the product’ when it’s shipped later in May, so if you fall under that category, you are forgiven.   KScope can’t LIVE without selling the product and without Kscope we’ll be marooned.

Our first videos for SHIM will be online in a few weeks, but in the meantime, here’s a little teaser of what’s to come…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atfwNeiCFcw

Yeah, it was me….

The old brucey blog is no more.  It’s gone.  This is the new one and I’ll be updating it as often as I can.  You never know, when it’s all over, I may write a book…

After 5 years I thought it was time to draw a line under that episode in our lives.  Thanks to everyone who has followed us and me over the last 5 years.   Looking back on some of those old posts, we’ve been through some pretty low times.  But thankfully we’ve made it through to the other side and that wouldn’t have happened without the TPT heads who have supported us.

Talking of which, I’d like to dedicate this new blog to ‘Pugwash’, a fan who has been with us through the lows and subsequent rise, as recently as our last London show a few months ago, but is sadly no longer with us today.