"Here's a new chapter in the world of Pineapple Theif with an album that is co-written by Bruce and Gavin Harrison, the new member of the band. The album is more of a group effort then Bruce's music. The themes of the album are rather dark because it talks about the destruction of society through social media and technology as a new way to spread out violence. The music on this album is less electronic and metal than his previous material. While the acoustic side of the band has been always present, it has never been so obvious here. The melodies are gorgeous, and then the voice of Bruce never been so good." rdt-PA.

"Dissolution sounds surprisingly fresh. I assume the infusion of Gavin Harrison talent into a true band member/collaborator for TPT plays a large role in this. Things that strike me: Perfect production. Painstaking detail to each song. Absence of filler, every song is good. It's evident that Bruce Soord really did give this one the attention this album portrays now. Put on a good set of headphones, pour a glass of decent wine, close your eyes, sit back and take this one in? you won't be disappointed. This is it; their masterpiece." T-PA



Essential Track: "Shed a Light" sparse acoustic guitar play with delicate vocal opens this song. When the full band joins in it has a kind of twangy folk-pop sound to it not unlike a Ben Watt/Everything But The Girl song. Odd guitar strumming precedes a very cool heavier guitar and keyboard-based chord ascension before we mysteriously (and disappointingly) return to the sparse opening style and sound (with drums and simple bass). The wide and dramatic dynamic shifts of this song do make it interesting and the chord progressions and vocal melodies are the best on the album. BF-PA



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2018-10-19
Martin Barre Band at The Cabot Theater - Beverly, MA at 08:00 PM
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2018-10-19
John Lodge of the Moody Blues - The 10,000 Light Years Tour at The Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH at 07:30 PM
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2018-10-20
Martin Barre Band at The Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH at 07:30 PM
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2018-10-20
John Lodge of the Moody Blues - The 10,000 Light Years Tour at Infinity Music Hall - Norfolk, CT at 08:00 PM
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2018-10-21
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2018-10-21
John Lodge of the Moody Blues - The 10,000 Light Years Tour at Greenwich Odeum - Greenwich, CT at 08:00 PM
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$27 - $30

2018-11-05
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2018-11-08
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-16
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2018-11-17
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HAKEN & LEPROUS, two of some of the most exciting bands in progressive rock today, are pleased to announce they will join forces for a North American co-headline tour in October/November 2018, with InsideOut label-mates BENT KNEE as special guests. These will be the first dates in support of HAKEN's recently completed, forthcoming fifth studio album due out later this year.

HAKEN comment: "We've been talking about getting out on the road with our good mates LEPROUS again since our European jaunt with them back in 2014. Both our bands have gone from strength to strength in terms of our live shows since then, and we're excited to see what they have planned, as well as playing brand new music from our forthcoming album. We're also stoked to have BENT KNEE along with us. It sure to be an epic night of music, don't miss it!"

Einar Solberg from LEPROUS adds: "So it's finally happening! I think the request we've gotten the most was "Please tour together with HAKEN!" Almost more often than "Come to Chile!" We actually did a tour together once in the UK back in 2014, and we have wanted to do a more comprehensive tour for a long time, but it just never worked out until now. We've been friends with Haken for quite a while, and to tour with them is long overdue. I think this is a great package for most prog fans, as it unites two pretty different approaches to the genre in one evening. And yet, despite our quite different approaches, I know for sure that we share a lot of fans and this package should make for fantastic shows for everyone!"

BENT KNEE have just completed their Paper Earth North American Tour, following the release of last year's Land Animal album.

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