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

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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

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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

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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

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Adapted from Everything So Far's liner notes.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Everything So Far – Pinegrove". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ^ a b 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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