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Mar 3, 2015They may rock harder than Neutral Milk ever did, but there’s something about their sound putting them in the same category of earnest playfulness.
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Kerrang!Mar 18, 2015Behind every good DIY punk outfit, there's some smart songwriting in place. Boston;s Pile prove this and more here on their fourth full-length. [7 Mar 2015, p.53]
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Mar 6, 2015Tthe record is a continuation of Pile as voice for a bizarre following that it simultaneously evokes and has, apparently, tangibly brought together.
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Mar 4, 2015There’s no doubt that Pile have made a bruising record, but it’s also one that is rich with off-kilter melodies, roaring guitars and moments of variety.
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Mar 3, 2015Pile is a challenging band to listen to casually--but its dense, exquisitely crafted bombast pays both immediate and long-term dividends over repeated listens, as the mutated strands of their musical DNA infect and take over.
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Mar 3, 2015Every move threatens havoc. You’re Better Than This inhabits the paradox between impossibly calculated and dangerously wandering.
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Mar 3, 2015They might be the indie rock band everyone imitates in five years. You’re Better Than This is a yearning fulfilled.
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Mar 3, 2015You've really got to fight to make your way into You're Better Than This, to carve out a little room amidst its unstable rhythms, its twining guitars, and Maguire's screams-of-consciousness. But that's precisely what inspires such devotion in Pile's growing cohort.
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UncutMar 30, 2015There's always a sense of menace, but it's surprisingly restrained. [May 2015, p.78]