The Pilgrims (band)

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The Pilgrims
OriginWindsor, Vermont
Genres Alternative rock, Indie rock, Power pop, Pub rock
Years active2010–2024
LabelsWhat Doth Life
Members
  • Brendan D’Angelo
  • Chris Rosenquest
  • Chris Egner
  • Kiel Alarcon
Past members
  • John DeMasi
  • Chris Goulet
  • Davis McGraw
Website www.pilgrimsvt.com

The Pilgrims are a rock band from Windsor, Vermont. [1] [2] [3] Seven Days contributor Dan Bolles compared their style to alt-punk and indie rock, while John Powell, writing for Angelica Music, has likened them to rock and roll bands from the 1960s and 1970s. [4] [5] They are part of the Windsor, VT music collective What Doth Life, which has released albums by The Pilgrims, Giant Travel Avant Garde, Derek and The Demons, Carton, and Luke Chrisinger. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Discography

YearAlbum detailsTracks
2011Nobility
  • Released: 2011
No.TitleLength
1."American Eyes"3:43
2."Pearl Street Blues"2:47
3."Microphone"3:29
4."Snowstorm"4:19
5."Skint Cats"3:13
6."Butter"2:42
Total length:20:13
2012Natalie Goes to College
  • Released: 2012
No.TitleLength
1."Idiots Abroad"3:48
2."Gary Did Vomit"3:14
3."Bad Crazy"2:46
4."Natalie Goes to College"0:12
5."Philibuster Brown"4:06
6."Static Signals"3:40
Total length:17:46
2012It's Not Pretty
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Gold" 2:05
2."Bad Crazy" 2:27
3."Glue" 2:34
4."Be Alarmed" 4:02
5."Snow Storm" 4:14
6."Idiots Abroad" 3:53
7."Cool" 4:55
8."Philibuster Brown" 3:37
9."Static Signals" 2:54
10."American Eyes" 3:22
11."Bronski" 1:50
12."State of Green"Lilum3:58
13."Saint Paul" 3:32
Total length:42:27
2013BU$$
No.TitleLength
1."Trust"3:32
2."Graves"2:32
3."Duck and Cover"3:09
4."Yut"3:05
5."Skint"2:43
6."Gruppity"2:46
7."Buss"4:57
8."Lorraine"2:47
9."The Miracle Worker"2:50
10."Western Paradise"3:38
Total length:31:59
2014Home & Home Vol 2 Split
  • Released: 2014
No.TitleLength
1."Captain"2:10
2."Blue Bloods"2:50
Total length:5:00
2015Shred Savage
  • Released: 2015
No.TitleLength
1."Weird"3:43
2."Cool. Dad"4:31
3."The Man's Best Friend"4:20
4."Smokes Too Much"3:47
5."Attitude City"4:33
6."Wallet"3:29
Total length:24:23
2017No Focus
  • Released: 2017
No.TitleLength
1."Fuckuitude"3:05
2."Treap Chick"3:09
3."The Millenial Whoop"3:07
4."KymPossible"3:22
5."Tongue DeLength"3:21
6."Barely Alive"3:16
7."My Bad, Wrong Horse"2:35
8."Gotsomeonya"3:22
9."Dinky Betts"3:51
10."I Miss My Wife"4:49
Total length:33:57

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