Ghosts In The Park

Description

With Ghosts In The Park, Bruce Soord delivers his most intimate and moving album to date. A multi-instrumentalist, producer, and leader of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord returns with an intense new solo album, Ghosts In The Park. As the founder and main songwriter of the band, Soord has been honing a writing style that is both direct and refined for over a decade. With Ghosts In The Park, he presents his most personal work yet: an album marked by loss, memory, and those suspended moments where life goes on despite everything. Written over two years during his tours, the album took shape between hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and moments of solitude. In the background, Soord was experiencing the decline and eventual passing of his father while facing the progression of his mother's Alzheimer's disease. These trials deeply inform the record, weaving together themes of grief, fragmented memories, and resilience. The acoustic guitar is at the heart of the project, often captured live in direct takes before being blended with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and mastery shapes the identity of the album. Tracks like "Concepción," "Meet Me On The Downs," and the title track bear the imprint of the places where they were conceived — from Chile to Hamburg to Oberhausen.