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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026

NEM#256: Bruce Soord (Pineapple Thief): Heartbreaking Prog by Ear

from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Mark Linsenmayer

Bruce started as guitarist for the '90s for Vulgar Unicorn and started Pineapple Thief as a solo project in 1999, though it quickly became a full band. He's released 16 studio albums with Pineapple Thief and four solo albums. More at brucesoord.com and pineapplethief.com. We discuss "Pillars" from Ghosts in the Park (his 2026 solo album) and some Pineapple Thief tracks: the title track from It Leads to This (2024), "Clapham" from 10 Stories Down (2005), remixed for 3000 Days (2008), plus to conclude "Alone at Sea" from Magnolia (2014). Intro: "Private Paradise" by from Abducted at Birth (1999, originally called Abducting the Unicorn). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic, which will get you access to a bonus episode with Bruce from 2018. The post NEM#256: Bruce Soord (Pineapple Thief): Heartbreaking Prog by Ear first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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