Album Review: In The Earth Again by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo

From the very start, Pedigo's guitar playing fits right into the Chat Pile universe. Dreamy instrumental opener of "Outside" and onward, his finger-picking style conjures imagery of a dusty, desolate rural American landscape -- a familiar concept, both lyrically and sonically, for the band. (Pedigo grew up in the Texas Panhandle, while Chat Pile formed in Oklahoma City, OK.) Often a band that relies on blunt force musical expression, the nuance in Pedigo's playing helps elevate the emotional complexities of Chat Pile's material.

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