A Hairshirt Of Purpose by Pile (2)

A Hairshirt Of Purpose

Pile (2)

2017

A Hairshirt Of Purpose is a Alt/Indie album by Pile (2), originally released in 2017. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Math Rock
  • angular
  • intense
  • art school

About

Boston indie rock band Pile’s sixth album is a genuine surprise. Stark but warm, dingy but pretty, <i>Hairshirt</i> recalls the dreamy side of ’80s Sonic Youth paired with a melancholy grandeur that could only be called Pile’s own. The sound is stripped down—bass, drums, guitar—but the songs are fragmented and surprising, taking detours through blues and post-punk (as on the labyrinthine “Rope’s Length”), Jesus Lizard-style churn (“Hairshirt”), and almost Beatles-esque gentleness (“Worms,” “Dogs”).

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Tracklist

  1. 1Worms2:27
  2. 2Hissing for Peace3:01
  3. 3Rope's Length5:43
  4. 4No Bone1:41
  5. 5Milkshake3:45
  6. 6Leaning on a Wheel5:03
  7. 7Texas2:12
  8. 8Hairshirt2:37
  9. 9I Don't Want to Do This Anymore1:54
  10. 10Dogs4:36
  11. 11Making Eyes3:39
  12. 12Slippery3:46
  13. 13Fingers4:52

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold