Green and Gray is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Pile. It was released on May 3, 2019, through Exploding in Sound.[7]

Green and Gray
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
GenreRock[1]
Length49:21
LabelExploding in Sound
Pile chronology
A Hairshirt of Purpose
(2017)
Green and Gray
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4056.5/10[1]
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Now4/5[6]
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]

Critical reception

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Green and Gray was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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Green and Gray track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Firewood"5:13
2."Your Performance"2:53
3."On a Bigger Screen"2:39
4."Other Moons"1:31
5."Hair"4:25
6."A Labyrinth With No Center"4:33
7."The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller"2:05
8."Lord of Calendars"4:47
9."Bruxist Grin"3:36
10."A Bug on Its Back"2:27
11."My Employer"3:06
12."Hiding Places"7:22
13."No Hands"4:44

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]
3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9]
42

References

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  1. ^ a b Cyrs, Michael (May 9, 2019). "The 405 Album Review". The 405. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Feibel, Adam (May 2, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (May 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Rancic, Michael (May 27, 2019). "Review: Pile are gloriously unpredictable on Green and Gray". Now. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Kaye, Ben (May 3, 2019). "Pile give a Track by Track breakdown of new album Green and Gray". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.