It Leads to This

It Leads to This is the fifteenth studio album by British progressive rock band The Pineapple Thief. It was released on 9 February 2024 through Kscope.

It Leads to This
Studio album by The Pineapple Thief
Released	9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)
Recorded	2021–2023
Studio	Bourne Place (London) Soord Studios (Yeovil)
Length	40:45
Label	Kscope
The Pineapple Thief chronology
Give It Back (2022) It Leads to This (2024)

Background

Recorded between London and Yeovil,^[1] The Pineapple Thief worked on the record "for nearly three years" prior to its announcement on 29 November 2023. Frontman Bruce Soord thought it was "the most intense time" he remembers within the band. He felt "being pushed well beyond" his limits. It Leads to This continued his "desire to observe" and "(try to) make sense of life".^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[3]
Laut.de	[4]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[5]

It Leads to This received positive reviews from critics. Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net thought that the band once again "redefined their artful, prog-tinged alt-rock as something bigger", however "more expansive and more explosive" than before. It observes "the frustrations and existential turbulence" of the modern day humankind "but without opting to pompously spell things out".^[3]

Dennis Rieger at Laut.de opined that The Pineapple Thief delivered their best album since Your Wilderness (2016), an "excellently recorded and produced album" that sees the members up their scale in terms of instrumentals and "hardness". However, Rieger wished the band allowed more "chaos" into their music.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bruce Soord; all music is composed by Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord.

It Leads to This track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Put It Right"	5:30
2.	"Rubicon"	4:37
3.	"It Leads to This"	4:43
4.	"The Frost"	5:40
5.	"All That's Left"	4:25
6.	"Now It's Yours"	5:59
7.	"Every Trace of Us"	4:30
8.	"To Forget"	5:21
Total length:		40:45

Personnel

The Pineapple Thief

• Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, production, mixing
• Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
• Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
• Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, mixing
• Beren Matthews – additional guitar, backing vocals

Artwork

• Beech – design

Charts

Chart performance for It Leads to This

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	93
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	2