Ghosts In The Park
Bruce Soord
Ghosts In The Park is the fourth solo album from Bruce Soord, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and frontman of The Pineapple Thief, released May 15, 2026 on Kscope. It is widely described as his most personal and unguarded work to date — a record shaped by profound personal loss, specifically the drawn-out decline and eventual death of his father, alongside the continued progression of his mother's Alzheimer's disease. Written over two years while Soord was touring extensively with The Pineapple Thief, the nine tracks emerged from hotel rooms across Hamburg, Chile, Oberhausen, and other unfamiliar cities, with each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Performed almost entirely by Soord himself — with only bass contributions from Pineapple Thief bandmate Jon Sykes on "Kept Me Thinking" — and mastered by Steve Kitch, the album preserves the raw immediacy of its origins, described by eclipsed magazine as "goosebump-inducing" and by Prog as "an essential therapeutic undertaking."
Sonically, the album leans acoustic and stripped-back, built on open guitar chords, spare keyboards, and intimate vocals — what Echoes and Dust describes as an album that "hits home, reflecting the loss of a loved one." The nine tracks move through grief in motion, unpredictable memory, and a quiet determination to keep moving forward, culminating in the expansive nearly 13-minute title track that closes the album. The deluxe 4-disc earbook edition expands the release considerably, adding a bonus CD of piano reimaginings by acclaimed pianist Gleb Kolyadin (iamthemorning), a second bonus CD of Soord's own acoustic versions, and a Blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1, and high-resolution stereo mixes — all housed in a 48-page hardback book with reflections, unseen photographs, and insights into the album's creative process.
Ghosts In The Park
Bruce Soord
Ghosts In The Park is the fourth solo album from Bruce Soord, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and frontman of The Pineapple Thief, released May 15, 2026 on Kscope. It is widely described as his most personal and unguarded work to date — a record shaped by profound personal loss, specifically the drawn-out decline and eventual death of his father, alongside the continued progression of his mother's Alzheimer's disease. Written over two years while Soord was touring extensively with The Pineapple Thief, the nine tracks emerged from hotel rooms across Hamburg, Chile, Oberhausen, and other unfamiliar cities, with each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Performed almost entirely by Soord himself — with only bass contributions from Pineapple Thief bandmate Jon Sykes on "Kept Me Thinking" — and mastered by Steve Kitch, the album preserves the raw immediacy of its origins, described by eclipsed magazine as "goosebump-inducing" and by Prog as "an essential therapeutic undertaking."
Sonically, the album leans acoustic and stripped-back, built on open guitar chords, spare keyboards, and intimate vocals — what Echoes and Dust describes as an album that "hits home, reflecting the loss of a loved one." The nine tracks move through grief in motion, unpredictable memory, and a quiet determination to keep moving forward, culminating in the expansive nearly 13-minute title track that closes the album. The deluxe 4-disc earbook edition expands the release considerably, adding a bonus CD of piano reimaginings by acclaimed pianist Gleb Kolyadin (iamthemorning), a second bonus CD of Soord's own acoustic versions, and a Blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1, and high-resolution stereo mixes — all housed in a 48-page hardback book with reflections, unseen photographs, and insights into the album's creative process.