Green and Gray
| Green and Gray | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 3, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 49:21 | |||
| Label | Exploding in Sound | |||
| Pile chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 6.5/10[1] |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
| Now | 4/5[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[5] |
Green and Gray is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Pile. It was released on May 3, 2019, through Exploding in Sound.[7]
Critical reception
Green and Gray was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Firewood" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Your Performance" | 2:53 |
| 3. | "On a Bigger Screen" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Other Moons" | 1:31 |
| 5. | "Hair" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "A Labyrinth With No Center" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Lord of Calendars" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Bruxist Grin" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "A Bug on Its Back" | 2:27 |
| 11. | "My Employer" | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Hiding Places" | 7:22 |
| 13. | "No Hands" | 4:44 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 42 |
References
- ^ a b Cyrs, Michael (May 9, 2019). "The 405 Album Review". The 405. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Feibel, Adam (May 2, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (May 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Rancic, Michael (May 27, 2019). "Review: Pile are gloriously unpredictable on Green and Gray". Now. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (May 3, 2019). "Pile give a Track by Track breakdown of new album Green and Gray". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.