Everything So Far

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]

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

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
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[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]

References

  1. "Seagreen Records – Pinegrove CS". Seagreen Records (Bandcamp). Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. Joyce, Colin (October 6, 2015). "Pinegrove Sign to Run for Cover, Reinvent Optimist Rock on 'New Friends'". Spin. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. "Pinegrove to reissue compilation 'Everything So Far'". Upset. January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. "Pinegrove". Pinegrove (Bandcamp). Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. "Reviews for Everything So Far by Pinegrove". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  6. Monger, Timothy. "Everything So Far - Pinegrove". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. Mumford, Gwilym (April 27, 2017). "Pinegrove: Everything So Far review – the journey to lovelorn indie". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. Everything So Far (liner notes). Pinegrove. US: Run for Cover Records. 2017. RFC 146.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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