Pineapple Thief - Someone Here is Missing [2010] (Crossover Progressive)
Lable : K-Scope
Finally, a 2010 PA album that doesn't make me raise my arms in desperation about the apparent loss of songwriting qualities in current Prog acts. Anathema's We're here had its fair share of strong moments but only Motorpsycho's Heavy Metal Fruit managed to fully convince me with its quality and audacity. And now we can add Someone Here is Missing to the very short list of memorable 2010 prog-rock releases. It seems like the 90's-00's rebirth of Prog creativity is running dry. Let's hope I'm wrong and discover a few more 2010 gems!
Finally, and more to the point, we have a Pineapple Thief album that doesn't send me off to a comforting nap. The band added a good chunk of power and heaviness to their sound, something that makes them sound even more like a Radiohead meets Porcupine Tree clone, but it is exactly that bit of power they needed to make their emotive music come alive. And luckily this is one of those rare cases of cloning where the quality of the result compensates for the lack in originality.
Finally, I see a pattern in the few releases I mentioned in the intro. Just like Motorpsycho, Pineapple Thief combines the noisy 'cool' of indie-rock with progressive elements. In case of the Thief, the result is less psych-jazzy but more poppy (even slightly techno at times), but the combination proves to be very fertile as well. If more bands follow in these footsteps, our modern Prog might find some fresh air after all.
Because of its instant accessibility I'll hold the 5 star in the closet till the album proves to be one of those that I can't stop listening to. So I'll stick to a 4 till my natural skepticism against 'instant-satisfaction albums' is proven wrong. Anyway, great rock music here!
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