PINEGROVE has released a new track via The Fader titled “Cadmium” from their upcoming sophomore LP Cardinal, out February 12, 2016 on Run For Cover Records. The Montclair, New Jersey band re-issued their retrospective cassette Everything So Far on Run For Cover this fall with the addition of a brand new track, “New Friends”, which also appears on Cardinal and was named one of the “101 Best Songs of 2015” by SPIN. Cardinal is currently available for pre-order from Run For Cover.
Existing in various forms over the past several years with a rotating cast of members, songwriter Evan Stephens Hall and drummer Zack Levine are the core of Pinegrove. The two have played music together since the age of seven, following in the footsteps of their fathers who also play in a band together. When Hall arrived at Kenyon College in rural Ohio, he began to read and write more, thinking about how the two worked together, or as he puts it “how language is melodic and everything actually is rhythmic; that just as literature lives inside its own world, music can make an inviting, emotional, smart world with tradition and community too.” The earliest Pinegrove songs began to take shape at this point; the band’s moniker is actually derived from a pinegrove at the edge of Kenyon’s campus where Hall would often go to write.
The band have garnered a loyal following for their idiosyncratic indie rock which demonstrates a deep interest in the twangier reaches of American rock. Pinegrove will play select dates in the Northeast this winter and will embark on a full North America tour this spring with Into It. Over It., The World Is A Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die and The Sidekicks.
Tour Dates:
Feb 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right^
Feb 19 – New Haven, CT @ The Lilly Pad
Feb 20 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase
Feb 26 – Montlcair, NJ @ Old Mogul Theatre (Record Release)&
Mar 12 – Athens, OH @ The Skull
Mar 13 – Nashville, TN @ Exponant Manor
Mar 14 – Memphis, TN @ The-Hi Tone
Mar 15 – Jackson, MS @ Big Sleepy’s
Mar 16 – Lafayette, LA @ TBA
Mar 17-19 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
Mar 20 – Denton, TX @ Rubber GLoves
Mar 22 – St. Louis MO @ The Firebird*
Mar 23 – Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre*
Mar 24 – Lawrence KS @ Granada Theatre*
Mar 25 – Denver CO @ Marquis Theater*
Mar 26 – Salt Lake City @ UT Kilby Court*
Mar 28 – Seattle WA @ The Crocodile*
Mar 29 – Portland OR @ Star Theater*
Mar 31 – San Francisco CA @ Social Hall*
Apr 1 – Santa Ana CA @ Constellation Room*
Apr 2 – West Hollywood CA @ Troubadour*
Apr 3 – San Diego CA @ The Irenic*
Apr 4 – Phoenix AZ @ Rebel Lounge*
Apr 6 – Austin TX @ The Parish*
Apr 7 – Houston TX @ Warehouse Live*
Apr 8 – New Orleans LA @ One Eyed Jack’s*
Apr 9 – Atlanta GA @ Masquerade*
Apr 10 – Orlando FL @ The Social*
Apr 12 – Durham NC @ Motorco*
Apr 13 – Richd VA @ The Broadberry*
Apr 18 – Toronto ON @ Hard Luck Bar*
Apr 19 – Montreal QC @ Bar Le “Ritz” PDB*
Apr 20 – S. Burlington @ VT Higher Ground*
Apr 21 – Boston MA @ Royale*
Apr 22 – New York NY @ Irving Plaza*
Apr 23 – Washington DC @ Black Cat*
Apr 24 – Philadelphia PA @ Theater of Living Arts*
Apr 26 – Columbus OH @ Ace of Cups*
Apr 27 – Cleveland OH @ Beachland Ballroom*
Apr 28 – Detroit MI @ Majestic Cafe*
Apr 30 – Chicago IL @ Lincoln Hall*
May 1 – Minneapolis MN @ Triple Rock*^ w/ Modern Baseball & Jeff Rosenstock
& w/ LVL UP, Emperor X & Long Beard
* w/ Into It. Over It, The World is… & The Sidekicks
Press:
“Pinegrove straddle a fine line between country revival and sunshine pop, between melancholy and optimism, but their focus is strong: a sweeping heart.” -Pitchfork
“Chipper yet reflective… quietly lustrous picking evolves into power chords” -The Fader
“Turning deep-seated regret into an ultimately uplifting call to action is no small feat, but Pinegrove do it well.” -Stereogum
