Pile have announced a Spring tour. Earlier this month the band released “Texas,” the lead single from their forthcoming release, A Hairshirt of Purpose. Pile, kick off their tour on March 2nd in Cambridge, MA

A Hairshirt of Purpose was recorded at home in Boston at The Record Co. the studio’s big windows and close proximity marked a change from the band’s previous recordings. Pile vocalist/guitarist Rick Maguire shared, “we were at home and we could see the sun, and I think both of those things lent themselves to a more focused and deliberate record.”

Pile have earned their following from years of DIY touring and a humble approach to uncompromising performances. Never afraid to switch styles, Pile’s music has morphed over the years, embracing both the ferocious and gentle sides of punk, indie, folk, and noise rock, delivering their own brand of gnarled intensity. Since coming together as a full band in 2009, Pile have toured as much as their lives collectively allow, playing over 600 shows spread out over the US, Canada, UK and Europe.

PILE
A HAIRSHIRT OF PURPOSE
EXPLODING IN SOUND RECORDS
MARCH 31, 2017

1. Worms
2. Hissing For Peace
3. Rope’s Length
4. No Bone
5. Milkshake
6. Leaning On A Wheel
7. Texas
8. Hairshirt
9. I Don’t Want To Do This Anymore
10. Dogs
11. Making Eyes
12. Slippery
13. Fingers

Pile
TOUR DATES:

4/2 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
4/6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
4/7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium
4/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
4/13 – Washington, DC @ DC9
4/14 – Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
4/15 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
4/16 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
4/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory)
4/18 – Birmingham, AL @ The Syndicate Lounge
4/19 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (Florida State University)
4/20 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
4/21 – Houston, TX @ The Satellite Bar
4/22 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
4/23 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
4/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
4/27 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
4/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
4/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
5/2 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
5/3 – Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge
5/5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock
5/6 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
5/7 – Omaha, NE @ River City Star
5/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
5/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
5/11 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
5/12 – Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
5/13 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
5/14 – Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar