Phase (Pinegrove song)

"Phase" is a song recorded by American rock band Pinegrove. The song was released on October 30, 2019 through Rough Trade Records, as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Marigold (2020). It was written by singer-songwriter Evan Stephens Hall; lyrically, the song examines insomnia and anxiety.

"Phase"
Single by Pinegrove
from the album Marigold
ReleasedOctober 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)
RecordedMay 2018—February 2019
StudioAmperland (Kinderhook, New York)
Genre
Length2:31
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Evan Stephens Hall
Producer(s)
  • Evan Stephens Hall
  • Sam Skinner
Pinegrove singles chronology
"Moment"
(2019)		 "Phase"
(2019)		 "The Alarmist"
(2020)

It became their first song to chart, peaking at number 34 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs listing in 2020. It was also their first true music video, which depicts sleepwalking.

Background

"Phase" focuses on the inability to fall asleep, and struggling with intrusive thoughts.[1] The song's release was accompanied by a statement from Hall:

“The song Phase' is more or less about insomnia — trying to sleep but things racing in your mind, looking around your room, looking at things from the perspective of your bed, seeing all the things you could do or should be doing, enumerating tasks, making lists in your head, moving through anxieties & eventually, hopefully, into sleep.[2]

Its music video was directed by Colin Read. In the clip, a man sleepwalks through the streets of Manhattan and steals a buskers' guitar before interrupting a band rehearsal.[1]

Release and reception

"Phase" first debuted in live concerts by the band; the studio rendition of the track premiered accompanying an announcement of Marigold on October 30, 2019.[2]

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times interpreted its at times apathetic lyricism a reflection of the band's difficult chapter regarding Hall's accusation of sexual coercion.[3] Hayden Goodridge, writing for Paste, considered it a return to form creatively, while also complimenting its slide guitar playing.[1] Jon Young of Consequence of Sound found it among the better tracks on Marigold, enjoying its "rousing" and "tender" tone.[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Marigold's liner notes.[5]

Pinegrove
  • Evan Stephens Hall - guitar, vocals, percussion, piano, production
  • Zack Levine - drums, vocals, percussion, mixing
Additional personnel
  • Josh Marré — bass guitar, guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals
  • Nick Levine — guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, vocals, mixing
  • Sam Skinner - guitar, synthesizer, production, mixing
  • Nandi Rose Plunkett - vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Mike Levine - pedal steel
  • Doug Hall — piano, vocals

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 34
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References
  1. Goodridge, Hayden (October 30, 2019). "Pinegrove Announce New Album Marigold, Share Video for "Phase"". Paste. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. Schatz, Lake (October 30, 2019). "Pinegrove announce new album Marigold, share "Phase": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. Caramanica, Jon (January 23, 2020). "Pinegrove Reckons With the Past and Renovates Its Sound". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. Young, Jon (January 16, 2020). "Pinegrove Follow a Difficult Chapter with Marigold". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. Marigold (liner notes). Pinegrove. US: Rough Trade. 2020. RT0082CD.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Pinegrove Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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