Artist:Pinegrove
Song:New Friends
Album:Everything So Far
Pinegrove is an indie band that have had some success since recording for a larger label. The music is pretty good so they might do even better if a major label picked them up. Pinegrove is from Montclair, NJ. Singer songwriter Evan Stephens Hall and drummer Zack Levine have been friends since childhood. Their fathers were in a cover band together. So Hall and Levine have played together since they were in sixth grade. After they had a band during high school, Hall attended Kenyon College in Gambier, OH. The name Pinegrove refers to a nature reserve in the area. This is basically a one man band. Hall writes all the songs, is lead singer and co-produces the albums. Levine is the only other regular member. They bring in musicians to record and tour like Levine's younger brother Nick Levine on guitar and bassist Sam Skinner who helps Hall with production. Pinegrove released an EP on Bandcamp in 2010 followed by the 2012 album Meridian. Hall moved to Brooklyn, NY in an attempt to reach a larger audience. But he preferred writing at home so he moved back to Montclair. Finally they signed with the indie label Run For Cover and released the 2016 album Cardinal. New Friends was the first single from the album. They also released the comp Everything So Far which is a good intro to Pinegrove's music. It's available as a digital download. For the 2020 album Marigold, the band signed with the British label Rough Trade, a much larger label that is one of the best indie labels anywhere. Their latest album 11:11 was released last year. And though things are going well, Hall said in a recent interview that Pinegrove may go on hiatus. We'll see. Here's the video for New Friends by Pinegrove.
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