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Pinegrove Is An American Rock Band Formed In Montclair New Jersey In 2010. The Band's Lineup Is Variable With Singer-Songwriter Evan Stephens Hall And Drummer Zack Levine Representing Its Core Members. The Two Met As Children And Played In Various Bands Before Founding Pinegrove. The Band's Musical Style Which Uses Instruments Such As The Banjo And Pedal Steel Guitar Is Commonly Described As A Mix Between Alt-Country And Emo. Pinegrove's Early Years Were Spent Self-Releasing Music—including Their Debut Album Meridian—and Performing Do-It-Yourself DIY House Shows. After Signing To The Independent Record Label Run For Cover The Group Issued An Anthology Of Their Early Work Titled Everything So Far. Their Second Studio Album Cardinal Represented A Breakthrough Gathering A Devoted Fan Listenership And Appearing On Many Music Critics' Top-10 Year-End Lists. After Recording Its Successor Skylight Pinegrove Took A Year-Long Hiatus After Hall Was Accused Of Sexual Coercion By A Person With Whom He Toured. The Album Saw Proper Release Independently In 2018 And Was Followed By Several Sold-Out Tours. The Band Signed To British Label Rough Trade For Their Next Efforts Including Marigold And 11 11. Pinegrove Is Known For Their Literary Lyricism And Loyal Following Of Fans Which Refer To Themselves As "Pinenuts". The Band's Name Comes From A Prominent Pine Tree Row On A Nature Reserve At Kenyon College Where Hall Attended College. They Are Known For Their Geometric Iconography Specifically Using Square Shapes And Usage Of The Ampersand & In Artwork And Merchandise. Pinegrove Is Also Recognized For Their Alignment With Progressive Causes Including Charitable Contributions To Civil Rights Organizations. Pinegrove's Sound Has Frequently Been Referred To As A Mix Between Alt-Country An Offshoot Of Modern Country Music And Emo A Rock Genre Characterized By An Emphasis On Emotional Expression. The Group Has Toured With Acts Commonly Labeled Emo Such As The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die While The Original Label RFC Is Known For Its Association With Fourth-Wave Emo Bands. Pelly Of Pitchfork Notes "this Affiliation Makes Sense Their Music Is Open-Hearted Communal Earnest Lyrical With A Discernible Ease." Cardinal's Success Led Tastemakers To Include Pinegrove Among A Wave Of "emo Revival" Acts And While Hall Stopped Short Of Labeling The Group He Acknowledged His Work Could Be "lyrically Confessional Emotionally Direct And Emotive Vocally Frequently." In Response Hall Clarified The Band's Mission "emo Points Inwards And It's Our Aim To Point Outwards." The Group Also Has Been Categorized As Indie Rock Math Rock And Americana Hall Himself Once Described The Band As The "midpoint Between Math Rock And Americana." Musically Pinegrove Augments The Standard Guitar/drums/bass Lineup With Instruments Such As Banjo And Pedal Steel Guitar. The Group's Style Has Been Compared To Fusion Genre Fore-Bearers The Weakerthans As Well As Wilco Built To Spill "Gillian Welch And Early Death Cab For Cutie." Hall Has Listed My Morning Jacket And Bon Iver Among The Band's More Direct Musical Influences An Early Profile Of The Band Narrativizes Hall And Levine's Love Of My Morning Jacket's Live Album Okonokos As The Catalyst For Starting Their Music Careers. For Hall As A Songwriter His Influences Are Split Between Music And Literature He Has Cited Artists Such As Stephen Steinbrink And Phil Elverum As Inspirations As Well As Writers George Saunders William Faulkner And Virginia Woolf. To This End Hall Has Referred To Pinegrove As "language-Arts Rock." Http //pinegrove.Bandcamp.Com/
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Pinegrove - Cardinal
"Old Friends" Is A Song Recorded By American Rock Band Pinegrove. The Song Was Released On January 5 2016 Through Run For Cover Records As The Lead Single From The Band's Second Studio Album "Cardinal". It Was Written By Singer-Songwriter Evan Stephens Hall Lyrically The Song Focuses On Past Friendships As Well As Change. "Old Friends" Was Penned By Pinegrove Frontman Evan Stephens Hall Who Also Performs The Breadth Of Its Instrumentation On The Track He Sings Plays Guitar Percussion Banjo Keyboards Bass And Is Credited With Its Recording And Mixing. 1 Alongside Hall The Band's Other Members Nick And Zack Levine Add Guitar And Drums Both Are Credited With Recording And Mixing As Well. In Addition Mike Levine Nick And Zack's Father Contributes Lap Steel Guitar To The Song. 2 Hall Stated In An Interview That The Song Was Developed Between 2012 And 2014. 3 Quinn Moreland Writing For Pitchfork Considered Its Sound As Redolent Of Wilco's Early Music. 4 In Context With "Cardinal" "Old Friends" Opens The Album And Is Thematically Connected To Its Final Track "New Friends". Both Songs Center On Friendship Moreland Called The Companion Songs "odes To The Fluctuating Relationships That Come With Young Adulthood." It Was Like Much Of "Cardinal" Inspired By Evening Walks Around Brookdale Park In His Hometown Of Montclair New Jersey The Song's Opening Lyrics Detail Its "familiar Sidewalk Cracks And Dogwood Trees." The Lyrics Are Fictional But "deeply" Connected To Hall's Experiences. In An Interview Hall Considered The Song To Have "an Element Of Staying The Same While Everything Around You Changes And Wanting To Be Adaptable But Also Being A Little Stubborn About It." "Old Friends" Debuted As A Live Acoustic Rendition Recorded For Philadelphia-Based Schuylkill Sessions And Released Online In July 2015. The Studio Version Of The Track Premiered On Stereogum An Online Music Magazine On January 5 2016 In Addition The Post Announced The Band's Second Album "Cardinal". Timothy Monger Reviewing Cardinal For AllMusic Complimented The Song's "easygoing" Tone And "affable Melody." Moreland Writing For Pitchfork Praised The Song's Heartfelt Message And Its Line "between Melancholy And Optimism." Collin Brennan At Consequence Of Sound Too Praised This Duality Extolling The Song As A "gem" "it Bears Listening To With The Volume Turned All The Way Up " He Wrote. Spin's Colin Joyce Felt The Song's Abstract Observations Conceal Its "heartbreaking" Realization To "call My Parents When I Think Of Them" And "tell My Friends When I Love Them." James Rettig Writing For Stereogum In The Song's Premiere Post Compared Its Lyricism To Taylor Swift "by Way Of Like Built To Spill" And Suggested The Song "takes On How Stifling It Can Be To Be Tethered To Your Past But How Worthwhile Those Long-Term Connections Can Feel." The Song Has Been Covered By Singer-Songwriter Kevin Devine.
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Pinegrove Is An American Rock Band Formed In Montclair New Jersey In 2010. The Band's Lineup Is Variable With Singer-Songwriter Evan Stephens Hall And Drummer Zack Levine Representing Its Core Members. The Two Met As Children And Played In Various Bands Before Founding Pinegrove. The Band's Musical Style Which Uses Instruments Such As The Banjo And Pedal Steel Guitar Is Commonly Described As A Mix Between Alt-Country And Emo. Pinegrove's Early Years Were Spent Self-Releasing Music—including Their Debut Album Meridian—and Performing Do-It-Yourself DIY House Shows. After Signing To The Independent Record Label Run For Cover The Group Issued An Anthology Of Their Early Work Titled Everything So Far. Their Second Studio Album Cardinal Represented A Breakthrough Gathering A Devoted Fan Listenership And Appearing On Many Music Critics' Top-10 Year-End Lists. After Recording Its Successor Skylight Pinegrove Took A Year-Long Hiatus After Hall Was Accused Of Sexual Coercion By A Person With Whom He Toured. The Album Saw Proper Release Independently In 2018 And Was Followed By Several Sold-Out Tours. The Band Signed To British Label Rough Trade For Their Next Efforts Including Marigold And 11 11. Pinegrove Is Known For Their Literary Lyricism And Loyal Following Of Fans Which Refer To Themselves As "Pinenuts". The Band's Name Comes From A Prominent Pine Tree Row On A Nature Reserve At Kenyon College Where Hall Attended College. They Are Known For Their Geometric Iconography Specifically Using Square Shapes And Usage Of The Ampersand & In Artwork And Merchandise. Pinegrove Is Also Recognized For Their Alignment With Progressive Causes Including Charitable Contributions To Civil Rights Organizations. Pinegrove's Sound Has Frequently Been Referred To As A Mix Between Alt-Country An Offshoot Of Modern Country Music And Emo A Rock Genre Characterized By An Emphasis On Emotional Expression. The Group Has Toured With Acts Commonly Labeled Emo Such As The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die While The Original Label RFC Is Known For Its Association With Fourth-Wave Emo Bands. Pelly Of Pitchfork Notes "this Affiliation Makes Sense Their Music Is Open-Hearted Communal Earnest Lyrical With A Discernible Ease." Cardinal's Success Led Tastemakers To Include Pinegrove Among A Wave Of "emo Revival" Acts And While Hall Stopped Short Of Labeling The Group He Acknowledged His Work Could Be "lyrically Confessional Emotionally Direct And Emotive Vocally Frequently." In Response Hall Clarified The Band's Mission "emo Points Inwards And It's Our Aim To Point Outwards." The Group Also Has Been Categorized As Indie Rock Math Rock And Americana Hall Himself Once Described The Band As The "midpoint Between Math Rock And Americana." Musically Pinegrove Augments The Standard Guitar/drums/bass Lineup With Instruments Such As Banjo And Pedal Steel Guitar. The Group's Style Has Been Compared To Fusion Genre Fore-Bearers The Weakerthans As Well As Wilco Built To Spill "Gillian Welch And Early Death Cab For Cutie." Hall Has Listed My Morning Jacket And Bon Iver Among The Band's More Direct Musical Influences An Early Profile Of The Band Narrativizes Hall And Levine's Love Of My Morning Jacket's Live Album Okonokos As The Catalyst For Starting Their Music Careers. For Hall As A Songwriter His Influences Are Split Between Music And Literature He Has Cited Artists Such As Stephen Steinbrink And Phil Elverum As Inspirations As Well As Writers George Saunders William Faulkner And Virginia Woolf. To This End Hall Has Referred To Pinegrove As "language-Arts Rock." Http //pinegrove.Bandcamp.Com/
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"Old Friends" is a song recorded by American rock band Pinegrove. The song was released on January 5, 2016 through Run for Cover Records, as the lead single from the band's second studio album "Cardinal". It was written by singer-songwriter Evan Stephens Hall; lyrically, the song focuses on past friendships, as well as change.
"Old Friends" was penned by Pinegrove frontman Evan Stephens Hall, who also performs the breadth of its instrumentation; on the track, he sings, plays guitar, percussion, banjo, keyboards, bass, and is credited with its recording and mixing.[1] Alongside Hall, the band's other members, Nick and Zack Levine, add guitar and drums; both are credited with recording and mixing as well. In addition, Mike Levine, Nick and Zack's father, contributes lap steel guitar to the song.[2] Hall stated in an interview that the song was developed between 2012 and 2014.[3] Quinn Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, considered its sound as redolent of Wilco's early music.[4]
In context with "Cardinal", "Old Friends" opens the album and is thematically connected to its final track, "New Friends". Both songs center on friendship; Moreland called the companion songs "odes to the fluctuating relationships that come with young adulthood." It was, like much of "Cardinal", inspired by evening walks around Brookdale Park in his hometown of Montclair, New Jersey; the song's opening lyrics detail its "familiar sidewalk cracks and dogwood trees." The lyrics are fictional, but "deeply" connected to Hall's experiences. In an interview, Hall considered the song to have "an element of staying the same while everything around you changes and wanting to be adaptable but also being a little stubborn about it."
"Old Friends" debuted as a live acoustic rendition, recorded for Philadelphia-based Schuylkill Sessions and released online in July 2015. The studio version of the track premiered on Stereogum, an online music magazine, on January 5, 2016; in addition, the post announced the band's second album, "Cardinal".
Timothy Monger, reviewing Cardinal for AllMusic, complimented the song's "easygoing" tone and "affable melody." Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, praised the song's heartfelt message, and its line "between melancholy and optimism." Collin Brennan at Consequence of Sound too praised this duality, extolling the song as a "gem": "it bears listening to with the volume turned all the way up," he wrote. Spin's Colin Joyce felt the song's abstract observations conceal its "heartbreaking" realization to "call my parents when I think of them" and "tell my friends when I love them." James Rettig, writing for Stereogum in the song's premiere post, compared its lyricism to Taylor Swift ("by way of, like, Built to Spill"), and suggested the song "takes on how stifling it can be to be tethered to your past, but how worthwhile those long-term connections can feel."
The song has been covered by singer-songwriter Kevin Devine. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.