Pile - You're Better Than This (2015) Lossless

The indisputable heroes of Boston's burgeoning indie rock scene hardly need an introduction. The band's name speaks volumes to most, and to the rest...it soon will. Earning the reputation of 'your favourite band's favourite band,' the quartet known as Pile (Rick Maguire (vocals / guitar), Kris Kuss (drums), Matt Connery (bass) and Matt Becker (guitar)) have been setting the DIY indie punk scene ablaze since 2009, developing a unanimously praised back catalogue and a legion of diehard fans throughout the entire country and abroad in the process. Armed with previous albums 'Dripping' (2012), 'Magic Isn't Real' (2010) and 'Jerk Routine' (2009), all the way back to the aptly-titled first ever 'Demonstration' tape release, the band have toured heavily with their heavy sound over the past six years, playing all ages venues and basements in the spirit of DIY culture with peers Speedy Ortiz, Big Ups, LVL UP, Two Inch Astronaut and Krill as well as support shows with bands like Obits, Ex Hex and Metz. Pile's exceptional ability to warp through loud-soft-loud dynamics is on full display, forgoing predictable song structures and triumphantly crushing any false sense of security. 'You're Better Than This' is comforting one moment and brutal the next, ripping through influences that include post-punk, noise rock, folk songwriting and a particularly colossal take on indie rock.