#22

F**kin YUS

Gonna see em in Leeds

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#23

Just checking in to say they absolutely smashed it in Leeds last night. So tight and good. Anyway thatā€™s it, cheers!

#24

&&^%!$ing &^((*&-headed Barbara Streisands! I feel even more terrible for missing that now. All because Iā€™ve been trying, er, futilely to save up for some holiday in Seville Iā€™m not going to be able in any way to afford. Sorry - we had some good chat about ā€œcome to Oxford!ā€ a few months back.

Hope it was excellent, especially Martha and Pile!

#25

Pile was pretty much one of the greatest things Iā€™ve ever seen. They played 45 mins without stopping between songs, in a flipping loud room, and they were so intense to the point that Rickā€™s amp caught fire at the end of it. Beautiful. Iā€™m not a mega Martha fan but they were great and people went nuts for it, so that was :heart:

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#26

Got Green & Gray after hearing ā€˜My Employerā€™ on the radio, which was my first introduction to them. Was pleasantly surprised that some of the tracks were absolute ragers with a load of that Polvo-esque guitar going on. Was expecting something a lot more sedate on the back of what Iā€™d heard. Definitely one of my favourites from 2019 though, and a bit of a slow burner.

Gonna pick up Dripping next, which Iā€™ve read is the high water mark. Will happily stream the rest and find out though.

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#27

Itā€™s a slow burn amazing freak out (doesnā€™t sound right). Definitely going to be in my top tem of the year

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#28

Dripping is great, but Magic is Real is also definitely worth a punt. The opening three track run to that is immense.

And you knowā€¦all their albums have some great stuff.

#29

Gig in London was great. I had to bail early cause it was a Sunday night so I missed Prom Song which was a real shame.

#30

Saw them in Brussels on Sat, such a good band!

Its a crime they arent bigger

Also green and grey is still getting many repeated listens

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#31

YEAH PILE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD!!!

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#32

was totally baked on saturday and someone put some pile on. Never listened to them before and i would now consider myself a fan. great stuff.

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#33

I put them on in Oxford last year and their rider included something about shitloads of weed so I think they would approve of your listening condition.

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#34

Discovered them through Green and Gray, which ended up being one of my favorite albums of last decade. I love how suddenly explosive it gets at times.

Iā€™m really enjoying A Hairshirt of Purpose too now. Canā€™t really think of anything that that hits that weird mix of snaking but bouncy guitars in the same way.

#35

That Pile tour was one of the last gigs I attended.
Sigh.

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#36

They were dead good in Leeds. Very much enjoyed Rick walking into the audience and screaming maniacally inches from peopleā€™s faces during The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller. Thatā€™ll never be allowed in a post-covid gig experience!!!

#37

PILE UPDATE!

Free recording of the livestream they did with their original 2011-17 line-up on Bandcamp last week:

Also available to buy on Bandcamp here:

Lastly: thereā€™s a new ā€˜improvisational albumā€™ coming out next month! Theyā€™ve also got a 50 minute record of ā€˜songsā€™ (which isnā€™t apparently a full-length LP) coming out later in the year, and theyā€™re working on a ā€˜new full length LPā€™ as well.

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#38

I do love this band. The word ā€˜improvisationalā€™ would usually strike terror into my heart but theyā€™re all about the barely controlled chaos anyway!

#39

Great news! Always awesome to hear more Pile.

#40

That was deadly Uncle Jill sounds so good!

God bless Pile!