''Everything So Far'' is the first

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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. ''Everything So Far'' serves as an anthology the band's early material, from self-released

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s 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. It has since seen re-released on vinyl and compact disc.

Background

Pinegrove first issued ''Everything So Far'' in 2014. The first edition was a self-released burned

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with hand-drawn artwork on each disc, as well as unique cardboard sleeves coated with acrylic paint. 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. 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.

Reception

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'' 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." Timothy Monger at

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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."

Track listing

Personnel

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, cover design, mixing,

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*Nick Levine – guitar,

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, cover design, mixing, photography *Sam Skinner – bass guitar,

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, mixing, photography, mastering on tracks 2 to 7 *Zack Levine –

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, percussion, mixing, photography *Nandi Rose Plunkett – vocals, photography *Adan Carlo – bass guitar, photography ;Additional musicians *Jane McKendry – additional vocals on "Days" ;Production *Bryan Dubay – additional photography *Kayla Tamney – additional photography *Lyndsey Matoushek – additional photography *Doug Hall – mastering on "Days" and "On Jet Lag", additional vocals on "Days" *

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– mastering on "New Friends" *Steve Fallone – additional mastering on "New Friends" *Steve Skinner – mastering on tracks 8 to 19

References

External links

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