New Jersey indie rockers Pinegrove have announced their fifth studio album 11:11, alongside a tour of North America, as well as the UK and Europe. The first run of North American shows will commence on January 28th in Charleston, South Carolina, and the second run of shows will begin on April 4th in Mesa, Arizona. The UK/EU leg of the tour will commence on May 8th in Dublin. Alongside the album announcement, the band has also premiered a new single “Alaska” which is available on all streaming services.
Today, November 11 – Pinegrove announced their new album 11:11 will come out on January 28th and share their lead single “Alaska” with lyric video. Pre-order/listen here: https://t.co/IXHveumhWe pic.twitter.com/PLoQqDPnIf
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The album announcement comes three months after Pinegrove released their first single of the year “Orange”, a melancholic, tender song that tugs gently at the heartstrings, keeping in the spirit of the sound and sonic atmosphere that Pinegrove are best known for. Meanwhile, “Alaska” is short, up-tempo song, carried by a driving drumbeat and a walking bassline while singer Evan Stephens-Hall speaks wistfully of places he’s been and the passage of time; “When we landed in Orlando, and the local time was 11:11, the pilot had his eyes closed, through that opalescent open road”. Whilst being noticeably set apart from other groups in their respective scene, much of Pinegrove’s sound is rooted in emo and indie rock music, and they have warranted comparison to bands such as Modest Mouse in the past.
According to NME, Stephens-Hall said this of the upcoming album; “Calling the record ’11:11′ should be a heartening statement, though there’s certainly a range of emotion across the album…There’s much to be angry about right now, and a lot of grief to metabolize. But hopefully, the loudest notes are of unity, collectivity, and community. I want to open a space for people to feel all these things.”
He also spoke briefly of the records’ lyrical themes, saying; “It spends equal time on optimism, community, reaffirming our human duty to look out for one another even in the absence of the people we expect to do those things. What if we have to be our own salvation?”
11:11 is set to be released on January 28th 2022, the same day the tour commences. The track list can be viewed down below, and the album can be pre-ordered at this link.
1). “Habitat”
2). “Alaska”
3). “Iodine”
4). “Orange”
5). “Flora”
6). “Respirate”
7). “Let”
8). “So What”
9). “Swimming”
10). “Cyclone”
11). “11th Hour”
To re-iterate, Pinegrove’s UK/EU shows will commence on May 8th, 2022. The dates are listed down below, and tickets can be purchased here.
08/05/2022- Button Factory- Dublin
10/05- Queen Margaret Union- Glasgow
11/05- Brudenell Social Club- Leeds
13/05- Academy 2 Manchester- Manchester
14/05- Roundhouse- London
15/05- The Marble Factory- Bristol
