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Released | January 17, 2020 | |||
Recorded | May 2018–February 2019 | |||
Studio | Amperland (Kinderhook, New York) | |||
Length | 37:29 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
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Marigold is the fourth studio album by Pinegrove, released through Rough Trade Records on January 17, 2020. The album was produced by the band's frontman, singer-songwriter Evan Stephens Hall, as well as guitarist Sam Skinner. As with the band's previous album, Marigold was recorded and mixed at Amperland, a rural farmhouse occupied by the group in upstate New York.
Marigold is the band's first full-length on Rough Trade, with whom they signed in 2019.
Pinegrove formed in 2010 in Montclair, New Jersey, and rose to prominence in the mid-2010s on the strength of their debut album, Cardinal (2016), as well as its follow-up effort, Skylight (2018). Marigold was recorded between May 2018 to February 2019, and followed for Hall "a period of intense self-reflection". As with its predecessor, the LP was recorded at the band's home studio, Amperland, a rural farmhouse shared by Hall and Nick Levine located in Kinderhook, a town in upstate New York. Pitchfork writer Jenn Pelly called Amperland a "spacious, light-filled house" in a "a small, sleepy country town a few hours north of Manhattan." [1] Writer Mark Moody describes it "the same stone's throw distance from the Hudson River as The Band's Big Pink." [2] A press release accompanying the album's announcement dubbed it an "urgent, multivalent meditation". "The Alarmist", a semi-acoustic song set in 6
8 time, [3] was described by Hall as "the negotiation of space between two people — balancing comfort and closeness with a need for independence." [4] "Moment", likewise, represents "a way of thinking about gratitude in the context of chaos or tedium." [5] "Phase" was inspired by insomnia, and the anxieties and thoughts a person cycles through when unable to sleep. [6] "Alcove" was inspired by a trip to visit Hall's extended family in California. [3] Journalist Kelefa Sanneh describes the penultimate song, "Neighbor", as an allegory for deceased animals, and the closing title track as a "meditative six-minute instrumental [...] during which the band cycles slowly between chords." [3]
The band released "Moment", the album's lead single, and announced their new partnership with Rough Trade, on August 28, 2019. [5] Two months later, the band issued a second single, "Phase", and announced the LP proper and its accompanying tour. [6] Shortly before the album's release, the band released a third advance track, "The Alarmist". [4] In promotion of the album, Pinegrove will embark on a tour across North American in February 2020, accompanied by Lake and Whitney Ballen, followed by a European tour between March and April 2020, alongside Buck Meek and Katy J Pearson. [6]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [7] |
Metacritic | 76/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 8/10 [10] |
Consequence of Sound | B [11] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [12] |
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NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | 8.1/10 [15] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10 [16] |
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Uncut | 8/10 [18] |
Marigold has received positive notices from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews. [8] Mark Moody, reviewing for the magazine Under the Radar , complimented the band's musical progression, calling it Pinegrove's "tightest recorded moments to date on display [...] Marigold unfolds with a feeling of more substance than what came before it." [2] Bud Scoppa of Uncut extolled Marigold as a "vibrantly empathetic experience" aided by its "mournful pedal steel, keening harmonies and thumping analogue rhythms," [18] while Jenny Bulley of Mojo felt it captured the "guileless spirit of mid-'90s alt rock." [13] A Rolling Stone blurb likened the album's sound to the Promise Ring, and praised its "heartwarming" nature. [17] Sanneh, in a profile of the band for The New Yorker , described the LP as "noticeably more stoic," singling out "The Alarmist" for praise. [3]
Timothy Monger from AllMusic observed that Marigold "offers no major surprises or alterations in the band's sound, just quality songwriting and a rather remarkable consistency." [9] Though Jon Young, writing for Consequence of Sound , considered Hall's lyricism self-absorbed, he felt Marigold showcased the group "weaving a lovely tapestry of electric guitars shaded by occasional streaks of alt-country." [11] Reporter Bobby Olivier for NJ.com panned the album, suggesting it sounded "boring" and would be met with "measured appreciation but limited passion." [19] NME contributor Jordan Bassett too found the album "boring," writing that the band's "flashy radicalism [has been] muted into a more subtle, less immediate aesthetic." [14]
All tracks are written by Evan Stephens Hall, except "Alcove", written by Evan Stephens Hall with Josh Marré.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dotted Line" | 4:20 |
2. | "Spiral" | 0:56 |
3. | "The Alarmist" | 4:01 |
4. | "No Drugs" | 2:48 |
5. | "Moment" | 3:10 |
6. | "Hairpin" | 3:10 |
7. | "Phase" | 2:30 |
8. | "Endless" | 3:26 |
9. | "Alcove" | 2:47 |
10. | "Neighbor" | 4:11 |
11. | "Marigold" | 6:09 |
Total length: | 37:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "No Drugs" (Skylight Sessions) | |
13. | "Phase" (Acoustic) |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] | 53 |
US Billboard 200 [22] | 176 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [23] | 16 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] | 25 |
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