DISSOLUTION

Following the recommendation of a friend, Dissolution is the first (and only so far) album of Pineapple Thief I have listened to and therefore I have nothing to compare it to or appreciate their evolution. Obviously Gavin Harisson with his astonishingly imaginative playing was a good reason alone to get an idea what is going on here, but in fact everything revolves around Bruce Soord. I would say that the songs are vocal-centered (not surprisingly since Bruce's voice is very captivating and expressive) with very few instrumental parts. Most of them are melancholic in nature which reflect the spirit of the lyrics that deal with issues like alienation, loneliness and the impact of social media. The acoustic guitars and the piano play a significant role in bringing out this atmosphere. Although I avoid mentioning other bands as influences, this time I can't resist but noticing a clear connection to Porcupine Tree when it comes to the mindset of songwriting. I can't tell if the addition of Gavin Harisson has anything to do with it, but whatever the reasons the fact that both belong to Kscope mustn't be accidental. Anyway, I do like all songs on this album, there are truly actually no dips whatsoever around although All That You've Got and the superb epic White Mist stand out a bit more. There are just two things that, to my taste, fall short, the lack of instrumental parts (I am not talking about soloing or intricate parts) and the tone of the electric guitar when it comes to soloing is sometimes awful (consider Uncovering Your Tracks, All That You've Got, White Mist). But the bottom line is I deeply enjoy the music all these years and I would heartily recommend the album to listeners who like their prog to be on the melancholic side while muttering the lyrics under their breath.

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