Cardinal (Pinegrove album)

Cardinal
Studio album by Pinegrove
Released February 12, 2016
Genre
Length 30:45
Label Run for Cover
Pinegrove chronology
Everything So Far
(2015)		 Cardinal
(2016)		 Skylight
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk9.5/10[4]
Allmusic[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media8/10[8]
Punknews.org[9]
Spin8/10[10]

Cardinal is the second studio album by Pinegrove, released February 12, 2016 on Run for Cover.

Background

In early 2015, Pinegrove released a compilation album, Everything So Far, on cassette. Later that year, Pinegrove announced that they had been signed by Run For Cover Records.[11]

Release

Cardinal was announced on January 5, 2016 via Stereogum.[12] On the same day, the band released the single "Old Friends", the first song on the album.[13]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
4
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
44
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
30
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
14
Pitchfork The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016 2016 N/A
The Best Albums of 2016 2016
46
The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
20
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
24
NPR Best 50 Albums of 2016 2016
38

Track listing

All tracks written by Evan Stephens Hall.

No.TitleLength
1."Old Friends"3:28
2."Cadmium"4:12
3."Then Again"2:39
4."Aphasia"4:31
5."Visiting"3:07
6."Waveform"4:31
7."Size of the Moon"4:47
8."New Friends"3:16
Total length:30:45

Personnel

Pinegrove
  • Evan Stephens Hall - guitar, vocals; percussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7), banjo (tracks 1, 5, and 7), (keys tracks 1 and 7) bass (track 1)
  • Nick Levine - guitar; vocals (tracks 2, 5, and 7), bass (track 3), banjo (track 8)
  • Zack Levine - drums; percussion (tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7)
Additional personnel
  • Sam Skinner - bass (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8), keys (track 7)
  • Nandi Rose Plunkett - vocals
  • Adan Carlo Feliciano - bass (track 2)
  • Mike Levine - pedal steel (tracks 1, 3, and 4)
  • Doug Hall - piano (track 6)

References

  1. ↑ "The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016 - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Dale (December 16, 2016). "The Best Indie Rock Albums of 2016". Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Reviews for Cardinal by Pinegrove". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Solomon, Blake. "Pinegrove - Cardinal - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Cardinal - Pinegrove". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Collin (February 11, 2016). "Pinegrove – Cardinal". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ Williams, Matt (February 10, 2016). "Pinegrove Cardinal". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cohen, Ian (February 10, 2016). "Pinegrove: Cardinal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Renaldo69 (February 9, 2016). "Pinegrove - Cardinal". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Joyce, Colin (February 8, 2016). "Review: Pinegrove Redefine the Power of Being Uncool on 'Cardinal'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pinegrove Sign to Run for Cover, Reinvent Optimist Rock on 'New Friends'". Spin. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  12. ↑ "Pinegrove (Run For Cover Records) announce debut album 'Cardinal', stream "Old Friends" - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  13. ↑ "Pinegrove – "Old Friends" (". Stereogum. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  14. ↑ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  19. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016 - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Best 50 Albums of 2016". NPR.org. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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