Pile of Love

With tasteful pop rock long gone from mainstream terrestrial radio, it’s no surprise that the form’s present torchbearers are cut from a decidedly more DIY cloth. Based in LA and featuring members of Drug Church, Militarie Gun, State Champs, and The Story So Far, Pile of Love is a band that unashamedly and masterfully hearkens back to the golden era of the mid-90s radio rock boom.
 
Formed in 2021, Pile of Love’s affinity for massive guitar hooks was immediately apparent on their 2021 self-titled debut LP, and 2022’s Flake On The Future EP was ample proof that the first record wasn’t a fluke. Their new EP, Super Sometimes, puts the issue permanently to rest, further crystallizing their knack for infectious power-pop melodies that are as much rooted in the larger than life radio rock of Third Eye Blind or Gin Blossoms as they are the ageless simplicity of college rock legends like Guided By Voices. Additionally, the band’s pop-punk bona fides shine through in graceful flourishes of Saves The Day energy and The Get Up Kids youthfulness that elevate and update the 90s sensibilities that serve as the band’s sonic foundation.
 
Pile of Love is proof positive that classic formulas inevitably endure the ever-shifting tides of public interest. Four chords and a bit of overdrive is as potent an approach today as it was in 1965, 1985, and 1995, and Pile of Love are devoted acolytes of that simple philosophy.