The new song by PILE is called “#2 hit single” and comes from the band’s new album “You’re Better Than This”, to be released in March 2015 via Exploding in Sound Records! The new outing was recorded and mixed in October of 2014 by Ben Brodin in Studio B of Another Recording Company in Omaha, Nebraska, and mastered by Richard Marr at Galaxy Park Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts. The band recenty founded a new van in a highly successful crowdfunding campaign and will be doing a massive tour to support the record. See the details below.
“No band in town — or anywhere — is wrecking melodies as efficiently as this bizarro grunge-land band right now. On “So Hard,” Pile flirts with about a dozen shards of anthem-worthy melodies in about two minutes before retreating into a haze, and diving into the monolithic riffs of “The Browns.” The layered chords are thick with dissonance, the asymmetrical beats tumble like drum sets tossed down the stairs, and every wry vocal feeds on playground bipolar outbursts. Sounds like a recipe for force-fed weirdness, but these crooked moves unfold like clockwork.” – The Boston Globe
2012 was another landmark year for PILE, one of the Boston underground music scene’s greatest bands. Pile released their highly praised third album Dripping through Exploding In Sound Records in October, and the reaction was incredible. Hailed by the likes of The Needle Drop, The Boston Globe, Brooklyn Vegan, Dripping made a giant impact on their diehard audience as the hard touring band spent much of the year on the road in support of the record, including a six week national tour with Fat History Month. Dripping, now in its third vinyl pressing expanded on Pile’s post-punk/aggressive lo-fi indie sound into new and unpredictable directions.
The band isn’t wasting any time either. Following a busy Fall that includes opening for Obits, appearances at CMJ and The Fest, and a Southern tour with LVL UP, Pile will once again enter The Sex Dungeon studio (Speedy Ortiz, Fat History Month) to begin recording a new EP slated for release in early 2014 with plans to tour heavily throughout the year.
There’s nothing quite like seeing PILE live and the band has built a reputation throughout the country as one of the indie/post-punk scenes hardest working and most consistent bands. They have played shows with Metz, Obits, Speedy Ortiz, She Keeps Bees, Big Ups, Ovlov, Fat History Month, Skimask, and countless others since their inception as a band in 2009.
January 24 – Allston Ma – O’brien’s
January 30 – Middletown Ct – Wesleyan University
February 6 – Bronx Ny – Rodrigue’s Coffee Shop
February 14 – Jamaica Plain Ma – Deep Thoughts*
February 24 – Allston Ma – Great Scott
February 25 – Brooklyn Ny – Palisades
February 26 – New Brunswick Nj – Warehouse
February 27 – Philly Pa – Golden Tea House
March 1 – Washington Dc – Dougout (Matinee)
March 1 – Baltimore Md – Ottobar (Evening) March 2 – Richmond Va – Strange Matter
March 3 – Charlotte Nc – Milestone
March 4 – Asheville Nc – Tiger Mountain Thirst Parlour
March 5 – Louisville Ky – New Vintage
March 6 – Nashville Tn
March 7 – Birmingham Al
March 8 – Atlanta Ga – Mammal Gallery
March 9 – Athens Ga – World Famous
March 10 – Savannah Ga – The Bomb Shelter
March 11 – Gainesville Fl
March 12 – Miami Fl
March 13 – Orlando Fl – Backbooth
March 14 – Tallahassee Fl – Liberty
March 15 – New Orleans La Beatnik
March 16 – Houston Tx
March 17 – Corpus Christi Tx – Nasa
March 18 – Austin Tx
March 19 – Austin Tx – Todd’s Mansion
March 20 – Austin Tx – Side Bar, Hole In The Wall
March 21 – Austin Tx
March 22 – Austin Tx
March 23 – Denton Tx – Gatsby’s
March 24 – Norman Ok – Dope Chapel
March 25 – Albuquerque Nm
March 26 – Flagstaff Az
March 28 – Tempe Az
March 29 – Los Angeles CaMarch 30 – San Diego Ca – Soda Bar
March 31 – Santa Barbara Ca – Funzone
April 1 – San Jose Ca – Cafe Stritch
April 2 – San Francisco Ca – Hemlock Tavern
April 3 – Oakland Ca – Night Light
April 4 – Oakland Ca – 1234 Go
April 5 –
April 6 – Portland Or – Mother Foucault’s
April 7 – Olympia Wa
April 8 – Bellingham Wa – Loudhouse
April 9 – Seattle Wa – Black Lodge
April 10 – Missoula Mt – Hawkey Haus
April 11 – Salt Lake City Ut
April 12 – Denver Co/Day Off
April 13 – Day Off/Denver Co
April 14 – Omaha Ne – Sweatshop Gallery
April 15 – Lawrence Ks – Jackpot Music Hall
April 16 – Carbondale Il – The Swamp
April 17 – St Louis Mo
April 18 – Iowa City Ia
April 19 – Minneapolis Mn – Hexagon Bar
April 20 – Milwaukee Wi – Cocoon Room
April 21 – Chicago Il – Beat Kitchen
April 22 – Detroit Mi
April 23 – Oberlin Oh – The ‘Sco
April 24 – Columbus Oh
April 25 – Gambier Oh – The Horn Gallery
April 26 – Pittsburgh Pa – Mr. Roboto Project
April 27 – Philly Pa
April 28 – Nyc
April 29 – Boston Ma
May 12 – Portsmouth Nh – Red Door
May 13 – Portland Me
May 14 – Burlington Vt
May 15 – Montreal Qc – Pouzza Fest
May 16 – Toronto On – Soybomb
May 17 – Buffalo Ny
May 18 – Troy Ny
May 19 – New Haven Ct – Heirloom Arts Project
May 20 – Providence Ri
