After 'Dissolution' in 2018, the English of 'Pineapple Thief' are releasing their 14th studio album 'Versions of the Truth'. They continue in the momentum of their precedent to distill a melodic and refined progressive rock that one assimilates quite easily, favoring more and more shorter titles, unlike some formations of this style, not exceeding 5 minutes with generally only one long development per album ('Dissolution' contained 'White Mist' of 11 minutes and for this new opus, the longest track is 7 minutes).
The eponymous track of the album begins in a resolutely modern progressive reminiscent of the stylistic evolutions of certain titles of 'Steven Wilson' with remarkable arrangements at the level of the rhythm section (it is certain, 'Gavin Harrison' brings a real plus in this kind of compositions) and beautiful alternations of intensity which makes this title with a rather linear melody a nice introduction. 'Break It All', with an introduction that augurs a heavier atmosphere, also brings more tranquil sections, the repetitive tempo and the few oriental-looking notes being quickly addicting, then, 'Demons', a little on the same construction rhythmic, offers us a simple melody that we immediately appropriate. With 'Driving Like Maniacs', we are embarked on a much more intimate track with a song filled with the sensitivity of 'Bruce Soord' and very beautiful vocal harmonies, and 'Leave Me Be' accelerates the tempo for a new heady melody, then 'Too Many Voices' returns to a stripped down atmosphere which unfolds a beautiful and slow melody. Then come the 7 minutes of 'Our Mire', a catchy track which is still in the style of 'Steven Wilson' with its stripped-down sections adjoining more energetic parts, then, we continue in this alternation of one title in two quieter with 'Out o Line' filled with a pleasant melancholy still highlighting an imaginative rhythm section and the short 'Stop Making Sense' continues in a cozy atmosphere brought by the sounds of xylophone, the album ending with a moving 'The Game' with a deep bass that accompanies us in a very beautiful heady and haunting melody. /br>
In summary, the English of 'The Pineapple Thief' offer us a quality album confirming the direction taken in previous opus, with a calm and refined modern progressive much more pop than rock and with 'Gavin Harrison' who has knew how to find a place of choice by bringing a remarkable rhythm section accompanying wonderfully the expressive vocals of 'Bruce Soord' which destines 'Versions of the Truth' to an audience loving a progressive filled with sensitivity in a resolutely modern style reminding people of many times to 'Steven Wilson'... | |
