Pile was initially the solo project of Boston-based singer/guitarist Rick Maguire. He issued a pair of rough but engaging lo-fi albums (2007's Demonstration and 2009's Jerk Routine) that segued between experimental folk, jagged indie rock, and elements of post-rock. Transforming Pile into a collective, Maguire assembled the full-time lineup of guitarist Matt Becker, bassist Matt Connery, and drummer Kris Kuss in 2010 and released Magic Isn't Real, establishing the dark and noisy tones that would become one of the group's hallmarks. Following a 2011 EP titled Big Web, Pile signed with Exploding in Sound and made their label debut with 2012's widely touted Dripping. The 7" release Special Snowflakes/Mama's Lipstick preceded 2015's You're Better Than This as the band continued a daunting touring schedule, hitting North America and Europe. With each release, Pile's sound continued to evolve, adding piano, banjo, and strings on 2017's A Hairshirt of Purpose, which ran the gamut from slow, orchestrated tracks to massive noisy assaults. Jack White's Third Man label issued Pile's first live album, Live at Third Man Records, in late 2017. Between albums, the band collected singles and other miscellaneous tracks on the appropriately titled 2018 collection Odds and Ends before returning with seventh studio album Green and Gray in the spring of 2019. By this point Maguire had moved from Boston to Nashville and enlisted new member Chappy Hull (guitar) and Alex Molini (bass) to join him.
After releasing 2020's Second Other Tape, a set of experimental sketches, Maguire began revisiting Pile's earlier catalog and approaching it from a new angle. Recorded entirely on his own over the course of a three-day session, 2021's Songs Known Together, Alone, consisted of 16 reworked compositions that went as far back as 2007's Demonstration. It was followed later that year by the fully improvised In the Corners of a Sphere-Filled Room which, like its predecessor was self-released. 2023's All Fiction marked Pile's return to longtime label Exploding in Sound and was seen as a proper follow up to Green and Gray. Kuss, still living in Boston, rejoined the band for these sessions, which featured a more textured and complex sound.
Biography by Timothy Monger
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2.) Pile is a Japanese Singer and Seiyuu, Her real name is Hori Eriko (堀絵梨子) and she was born in 1988. She released a indies solo single in 2007 called "Your is All... " but didn't make a major solo debut until 2014 with the single "伝説のFLARE", which was used as the third ending song for the anime "Tenkai Knight".
3.) Tech house duo consisting of Markus Nikolai and Thomas Franzmann, founders of the Perlon label. Mainly active in the late 1990s, Pile produced a handful of tracks, first on the Epic label and finally on Perlon. Their unique style blended irregular, stripped-down house beats and distorted techno melodies with unorthodox vocal samples and characterized the early tech house sound. The group is no longer active, but Nikolai and Franzmann continue to work under different aliases.
Worms
Pile Lyrics
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So please don′t ask me to stay any longer anymore
An odd but deep calm washes over me
And from this distance, I take in the heat
From the glow, from your burning skin
It was never supposed to happen to worms like you
To worms like you
The lyrics to Pile's song "Worms" are open to interpretation, as they are somewhat ambiguous in nature, but they indicate the end of a relationship with someone. The lines "I would never dream of blaming it on you / So please don't ask me to stay any longer anymore" suggest that the singer does not want to assign blame for the breakup, but they also indicate that they are ready to move on. The lyrics also contain a sense of detachment and acceptance, with the line "An odd but deep calm washes over me" suggesting that the singer has made peace with the situation.
However, the juxtaposition of this detachment with the description of the other person's "burning skin" indicates that the relationship had an intense and passionate quality, and that the singer may have conflicted feelings about leaving. The final line, "It was never supposed to happen to worms like you / To worms like you," further illustrates this sense of ambiguity, as it is unclear whether the singer is referring to themselves or to the person they are leaving behind.
Overall, the lyrics to "Worms" are poetic and emotionally complex, portraying the end of a relationship with a mix of detachment and intensity.
Line by Line Meaning
I would never dream of blaming it on you
Despite the situation, I refuse to place any blame on you.
So please don't ask me to stay any longer anymore
I cannot prolong my stay here any further, please don't ask me to.
An odd but deep calm washes over me
An unusual sense of tranquility suddenly fills me.
And from this distance, I take in the heat
From afar, I can still sense the warmth.
From the glow, from your burning skin
I can see the radiating luminescence from your hot skin.
It was never supposed to happen to worms like you
It was unexpected for someone like you to face this situation.
To worms like you
Referring to someone who is seemingly insignificant or powerless.
Contributed by Andrew J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sniperfox5293
My favorite song on the album
@ClaudiaReneFuentes
I’m back again.. to listen once again.
@Sanguinej
This song kept me company many a nights...
@Djstankdaddy0_0
I found this song recently
can’t stop listening to it
I love it
@ClaudiaReneFuentes
Song is too short. I've listened to this on repeat.
@danridesbikes7183
That's a cool looking guitar Chappy is playin