• Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 6, 2016
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. May 18, 2016
    89
    Pile arrives comparatively light on melodrama, brimming with live fast/die young missives instead, anthems of restless spirits who drink love and life from the same red plastic cup.
  2. May 18, 2016
    82
    Beneath all of this nihilism is some real skilled songwriting that includes complex rhyme schemes, swaggering rhythms, and stunning harmonies.
  3. May 23, 2016
    75
    Pile might celebrate the moodier, grittier side of rock music, but it does so with enough of an ear for a good hook to make you want to embrace the weird.
  4. May 18, 2016
    70
    Beyond just sounding great, Pile finds A Giant Dog carving out a curiously fresh approach to these rock ā€˜nā€™ roll tropes that keep coming up.
  5. May 18, 2016
    60
    A Giant Dog aren't necessarily offering anything that hasn't been done before, but Pile is definitely a fun listen with enough bright spots and kinetic energy to sustain it.

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