Pinegroves new album begins with a breath and ends with a shimmering exhalation. In between is Marigold, an urgent, multivalent meditationand an expanded take on the blend of alt-country, indie rock and cerebral humanism thats inspired the bands ardent fan community. Marigold marks their Rough Trade Records debut, offering what songwriter Evan Stephens Hall calls a heart-first perspective. Those familiar with Pinegrove will recognize signature elements of the bands sound: literary yet conversational lyrics, geometrically interlocking guitars, the dynamic shifting shadows of rhythm and structure. But this effort marks the most spacious, bold, and well defined iteration of the project yet. Marigold is an album that’s intense but approachable, with a familiarity that belies an underlying complexity accessible on first listen and increasingly rewarding upon revisits.