Pile – You’re Better Than This (Exploding In Sound)

Pile – You’re Better Than This (Exploding In Sound)

“Rock and roll with the customer in mind,” says a tape-worn voice towards the end of Pile’s latest opus. “#2 Hit Single” declares one song — not a hopeful declaration, just an extension of a song on a previous album. For a band that seems so fixated on the commodification of rock, they make no moves to fit in with the rest of the pack. Instead, they’re about five miles ahead of it, tongues lolling about in their mouths: “But I’ll never be Elvis/ Just one big, moist pile of garbage.” –James

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