As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on May 15th, 2026, “Ghosts in the Park”, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop.
Watch the trailer for “Ghosts in the Park” below.
Written over a two-year period while Soord was touring extensively with The Pineapple Thief, the album emerged in hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and moments of enforced solitude. Against this backdrop, Soord was navigating the drawn-out decline and eventual death of his father, alongside the continued progression of his mother’s Alzheimer’s. These experiences form the emotional spine of “Ghosts in the Park” – grief in motion, memory surfacing unpredictably, and the quiet determination to keep moving forward.
“Ghosts in the Park” will be released on May 15th, 2026, on the following formats:
• 3CD/Blu-ray Earbook Edition featuring Renowned Pianist Gleb Kolyadin (Iamthemorning) – Includes “Ghosts in the Park” CD Album, CD With Acoustic Reimaginings, CD With Piano Versions & Blu-ray Disc with Hi-res Mixes (Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Ma 5.1, & 24/48 PCM Stereo)
• Cream White Vinyl LP (UK Independent Store Exclusive) + Dark Green Vinyl LP
• Classic Black Vinyl LP
• Digipack CD Edition, Includes 16-page Printed Booklet With Lyrics and Unseen Photographs
Pre-order “Ghosts in the Park” here.
Tracklist:
1. Concepcion [01:25]
2. Pillars [03:10]
3. Meet Me on the Downs [03:05]
4. Kept Me Thinking [06:34]
5. Day of Wrath [04:21]
6. Our Predicament [03:43]
7. Stared Down [04:33]
8. You Made a Promise [02:56]
9. Ghosts in the Park [12:52]
Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción”, “Meet Me on the Downs”, and the title piece were conceived in specific places – Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen – each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.
Performed almost entirely by Soord himself, with bass contributions from Jon Sykes on “Kept Me Thinking”, the album was recorded using a combination of hotel-room captures and studio sessions, preserving the immediacy of its origins. Mastered by Steve Kitch, “Ghosts in the Park” stands as a stark, reflective and evolutionary companion piece to Soord’s acclaimed previous solo work.
UK & European Live Shows 2026:
Bruce Soord & Jon Sykes/ Tim Bowness (co-headliner):
Sun 24 May | Liverpool | Philharmonic Music Room
Fri 29 May | Bath | Bath Fringe Festival at Rondo Theatre
Sat 20 June | London | The 100 Club
Bruce Soord:
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer – NL
5/6 June – Ankea Festival – Tampere, Finland
Weblinks:
brucesoord.com
www.facebook.com/bsoord
