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80
At 53 blurry, delirious minutes, it's a lot to take in ... But it's a strong step forward, and offers no more or less than exactly what Pile are all about.
7y
79
The seventh album from the Boston noise-rock band revels in a heightened level of studio ambition without losing its snarling ferocity.
7y
70
Pile hold on to all the anxiety and fury of youth here, but present their dissonant squalls with a mature, metered patience that just adds to the slow-boiling listening experience.
7y
65
This is a more palatable and approachable record. But what’s missing is a lot of risk, something that each Pile record has revelled in.
7y
This👏 Band👏 Is👏 Fire👏
Everything about this band excites me, I wasn’t expecting enjoy this record as much as I did. For some reason I’m deciding to kind of go in a reverse order through Pile’s discography, and Green and Gray is a lot more heavy and direct than their newest record. I’ve also heard their album Dripping and it kind of reminds me a lot of their roots in that sense. It’s somewhat lofi but also still punchy and produced well. Firewood is a ... read more
I listened to this maybe like a week or two ago? And it instantly took over my top song, top album, and top artist of July. Like, INSTANTLY. Why?? Cus this album is fucking AMAZING. Like seriously. The beauty is in the fusions of art rock and noise rock and math rock and post-hardcore and post rock and any and all measures of indie music in general. The whole nigh-50 minute is chock full of everything, whether it be moody wallowing burnout anthems or raging chaotic noisy bangers, on top of Rick ... read more
“First your heart pounds in the dark, in the morning your mouth full of dust."
Cohesive and diverse return with a strikingly well done set of tracks that ranges from sprawling to pummeling, atmospheric to sublime. A big yes to this.
Favorite Tracks: Firewood, Hiding Places, Hair, No Hands, A Labyrinth with No Center, The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller, On a Bigger Screen
Least Favorite Track: Other Moons
![mewithoutYou - [Untitled]](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/2018/121364-untitled.jpg)
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Track List
| 1 | Firewood 5:13 | 88 |
| 2 | Your Performance 2:54 | 87 |
| 3 | On a Bigger Screen 2:39 | 79 |
| 4 | Other Moons 1:31 | 82 |
| 5 | Hair 4:25 | 87 |
| 6 | A Labyrinth With No Center 4:33 | 82 |
| 7 | The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller 2:05 | 82 |
| 8 | Lord of Calendars 4:47 | 82 |
| 9 | Bruxist Grin 3:36 | 82 |
| 10 | A Bug on Its Back 2:27 | 86 |
| 11 | My Employer 3:06 | 86 |
| 12 | Hiding Places 7:22 | 89 |
| 13 | No Hands 4:43 | 85 |
Total Length: 49 minutes
