Everything So Far

Audio Mixers: Nick Levine; Zack Levine; Evan Stephens Hall; Sam Skinner .
Photographer: Pinegrove.
True to its billing, Everything So Far collates all of the early recordings by New Jersey band Pinegrove, whose affecting amalgam of emotionally ragged indie rock and dark Americana influences have made them a critical favorite with a fervent cult following. The band revolves around the songwriting of singer/guitarist Evan Stephens Hall, who initially began uploading music under the Pinegrove banner in 2010 while a full band began to coalesce around him. Over the next five years, Hall and his growing ensemble independently released a steady stream of EPs, singles, and one full-length album (2012's Meridian) before signing with Run for Cover Records in 2015. Both as a document of their evolution and a gift for completists, they anthologized their entire pre-label catalog into this self-released, 21-track set just prior to the release of their breakout 2016 sophomore LP, Cardinal. 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. In early 2017, the collection was reissued by Run for Cover in deluxe vinyl and CD versions. ~ Timothy Monger