Everything So Far

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Everything So Far
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Greatest hits album by
Released2014
Recorded2010–2014
Genre
Length74:04
Label
Pinegrove chronology
Mixtape Two
(2014)
Everything So Far
(2014)
Cardinal
(2016)

Everything So Far is the first compilation album by American rock band Pinegrove. It was initially self-released by the band in 2014, and later released on cassette as a tour-only exclusive by Seagreen Records in December 2014. [1] Everything So Far serves as an anthology the band's early material, from self-released extended plays to the band's first proper album, Meridian (originally released in 2012). Following Pinegrove's signing to independent record label Run for Cover, it was re-released with updated cover art on October 9, 2015. [2] It has since seen re-released on vinyl and compact disc. [3]

Contents

Background

Pinegrove first issued Everything So Far in 2014. The first edition was a self-released burned CD-R with hand-drawn artwork on each disc, as well as unique cardboard sleeves coated with acrylic paint. [4] The track listing was updated with an additional song, the newly-recorded "Problems", for its December 2014 release on Boston-based cassette label Seagreen, and copies were sold on tour dates during that period. [1] In 2015, Pinegrove signed to Run for Cover, which re-released Everything So Far in October of that year with an altered track listing. In 2017, they re-released it for the first time on vinyl and compact disc, including a 16-page booklet featuring lyrics, photos, and an introductory note by frontman Evan Stephens Hall. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Gwilym Mumford at The Guardian considered it a nice introduction to the group, commenting, "As with such completist compilations there’s a fair chunk of filler here, and over time its 21 songs begin to congeal into each other a shade, but as an introduction to the band’s many charms, it’s solid enough." [7] Timothy Monger at Allmusic said that "Ranging from lo-fi rock epics to strummed acoustic numbers that blend lonesome rural tones with desperate suburban ennui, Everything So Far is a testament to a band that sounded original out of the gate." [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Evan Stephens Hall

Everything So Far track listing
No.TitleOriginal ReleaseLength
1."New Friends" 3:19
2."Angelina" 1:41
3."Problems"Mixtape Two (2014)1:20
4."Need"Mixtape Two (2014)1:50
5."Overthrown"Mixtape Two (2014)1:33
6."Size of the Moon"Mixtape Two (2014)4:07
7."Need 2"Mixtape Two (2014)3:11
8."Namesake"& (2013)3:07
9."V"& (2013)2:40
10."&"& (2013)4:03
11."Unison"& (2013)4:14
12."Palisade" Meridian (2012)3:20
13."The Metronome" Meridian (2012)3:20
14."Mather Knoll" Meridian (2012)3:50
15."Over My Shoulder" Meridian (2012)4:00
16."Peeling Off the Bark" Meridian (2012)3:58
17."Morningtime" Meridian (2012)4:53
18."Recycling" Meridian (2012)4:35
19."Sunday" Meridian (2012)6:11
20."On Jet Lag"Mixtape One (2010)3:36
21."Days"Mixtape One (2010)4:25
22."Untitled" 0:51
Total length:74:04

Personnel

Adapted from Everything So Far's liner notes. [8]

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