[2] Its first lineup consisted of Soord on vocals, Jon Sykes on bass, Wayne Higgins on guitar, Matt O'Leary on keyboards, and Keith Harrison on drums.

O'Leary subsequently left the band, and Steve Kitch, who co-produced and mixed 10 Stories Down,[citation needed] joined on keyboards.

In 2007, the Pineapple Thief's music featured in the third season of the MTV reality series The Hills; the song "Snowdrops" can be heard in episode 28.

[citation needed] In May 2008, the Pineapple Thief helped relaunch the Kscope label with their seventh studio album, Tightly Unwound.

In August 2016, they issued Your Wilderness, the first record to feature drummer Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson).