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.ย 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.ย 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.”ย 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. ย 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 12ย – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right^
Feb 19ย – New Haven, CT @ The Lilly Pad
Feb 20ย – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase
Feb 26ย – Montlcair, NJ @ Old Mogul Theatre (Record Release)&
Mar 12ย – Athens, OH @ The Skull
Mar 13ย – Nashville, TN @ Exponant Manor
Mar 14ย – Memphis, TN @ The-Hi Tone
Mar 15ย – Jackson, MS @ Big Sleepy’s
Mar 16ย – Lafayette, LA @ TBA
Mar 17-19ย – Austin, TX @ SXSW
Mar 20ย – Denton, TX @ Rubber GLoves
Mar 22ย – St. Louis MO @ The Firebird*
Mar 23ย – Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre*
Mar 24ย – Lawrence KS @ Granada Theatre*
Mar 25ย – Denver CO @ Marquis Theater*
Mar 26ย – Salt Lake City @ UT Kilby Court*
Mar 28ย – Seattle WA @ The Crocodile*
Mar 29ย – Portland OR @ Star Theater*
Mar 31ย – San Francisco CA @ Social Hall*
Apr 1ย – Santa Ana CA @ Constellation Room*
Apr 2ย – West Hollywood CA @ Troubadour*
Apr 3ย – San Diego CA @ The Irenic*
Apr 4ย – Phoenix AZ @ Rebel Lounge*
Apr 6ย – Austin TX @ The Parish*
Apr 7ย – Houston TX @ Warehouse Live*
Apr 8ย – New Orleans LA @ One Eyed Jack’s*
Apr 9ย – Atlanta GA @ Masquerade*
Apr 10ย – Orlando FL @ The Social*
Apr 12ย – Durham NC @ Motorco*
Apr 13ย – Richd VA @ The Broadberry*
Apr 18ย – Toronto ON @ Hard Luck Bar*
Apr 19ย – Montreal QC @ Bar Le “Ritz” PDB*
Apr 20ย – S. Burlington @ VT Higher Ground*
Apr 21ย – Boston MA @ Royale*
Apr 22ย – New York NY @ Irving Plaza*
Apr 23ย – Washington DC @ Black Cat*
Apr 24ย – Philadelphia PA @ Theater of Living Arts*
Apr 26ย – Columbus OH @ Ace of Cups*
Apr 27ย – Cleveland OH @ Beachland Ballroom*
Apr 28ย – Detroit MI @ Majestic Cafe*
Apr 30ย – Chicago IL @ Lincoln Hall*
May 1ย – 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
