It Leads to This

It Leads to This
Studio album by
The Pineapple Thief
Released9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)
Recorded2021–2023
Studio
  • Bourne Place (London)
  • Soord Studios (Yeovil)
Length40:45
LabelKscope
The Pineapple Thief chronology
Give It Back
(2022) 		It Leads to This
(2024)

It Leads to This is the fifteenth studio album by British progressive rock band The Pineapple Thief. It was released on 9 February 2024 through Kscope.

Background

Recorded between London and Yeovil,[1] The Pineapple Thief worked on the record "for nearly three years" prior to its announcement on 29 November 2023. Frontman Bruce Soord thought it was "the most intense time" he remembers within the band. He felt "being pushed well beyond" his limits. It Leads to This continued his "desire to observe" and "(try to) make sense of life".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[3]
Laut.de[4]
Rock Hard8.0/10[5]

It Leads to This received positive reviews from critics. Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net thought that the band once again "redefined their artful, prog-tinged alt-rock as something bigger", however "more expansive and more explosive" than before. It observes "the frustrations and existential turbulence" of the modern day humankind "but without opting to pompously spell things out".[3]

Dennis Rieger at Laut.de opined that The Pineapple Thief delivered their best album since Your Wilderness (2016), an "excellently recorded and produced album" that sees the members up their scale in terms of instrumentals and "hardness". However, Rieger wished the band allowed more "chaos" into their music.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bruce Soord; all music is composed by Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord.

It Leads to This track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Put It Right"5:30
2."Rubicon"4:37
3."It Leads to This"4:43
4."The Frost"5:40
5."All That's Left"4:25
6."Now It's Yours"5:59
7."Every Trace of Us"4:30
8."To Forget"5:21
Total length:40:45

Personnel

The Pineapple Thief

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, production, mixing
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Beren Matthews – additional guitar, backing vocals

Artwork

  • Beech – design

Charts

Chart performance for It Leads to This
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 93
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 2

References

  1. ^ "The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Ewing, Jerry (29 November 2023). "The Pineapple Thief announce brand new album It Leads to This". Louder Sound. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lawson, Dom (7 February 2024). "Reviews - It Leads to This". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Rieger, Dennis (9 February 2024). "It Leads to This von The Pineapple Thief". Laut.de. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "It Leads to This". Rock Hard. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Pineapple Thief – It Leads to This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Pineapple Thief – It Leads to This" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Pineapple Thief – It Leads to This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2024.