Pile Announce New Album and North American Tour, Unveil Single 'Born at Night': Stream
Pile have announced a new album, Sunshine and Balance Beams, arriving August 15th via new label home Sooper Records. The Boston act also detailed a 2025 North American tour and shared the LP's lead single 'Born at Night.'
The band will be supporting the LP with an extensive late-summer/fall tour with new label mate and Sooper Records co-founder NNAMDÏ. The trek runs from August 21st in Portland, Maine, through a hometown finale gig on October 11th in Boston, and includes stops in Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, and New York City, among other markets.
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Tickets go on sale Friday (May 16th) at 10 a.m. local time, with select dates available via Ticketmaster, and other shows available via local venue links on the band's website.
The album's lead single 'Born at Night' builds from a calm underbelly of twinkling guitars, as rolling toms and a swell of strings signal a crescendo near the song's halfway mark. Singer Rick Maguire's imitable drawl also rises as he belts out the titular refrain: 'I was born at night.' Lyrically, the track 'wrestles with the idea that there is no enlightenment, no end to suffering,' per Pile's press release, a concept mirrored by the song's stark, black-and-white music video, which was directed by Josh Echevarria.
'The fulfillment I receive from pursuing art has been a guiding force for me,' said Maguire of the new album. 'But it can be damaging when that pursuit subscribes to material expectations of where you might be able to go, and then doesn't square with the reality that follows.'
Pre-order Sunshine and Balance Beams on vinyl, CD, and cassette via Sooper Records. Below you can watch the video for 'Born at Night' and see the album art and tracklist.
Artwork:
Tracklist: 01. An Opening 02. Deep Clay 03. A Loosened Knot 04. Bouncing in Blue 05. Uneasy 06. Holds 07. Born At Night 08. Meanwhile Outside 09. Carrion Song
Pile's 2025 Tour Dates: 08/21 – Portland, ME @ SPACE * 08/22 – Troy, NY @ Hangar * 08/23 – Rochester, NY @ Flour City Station * 08/25 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake * 08/26 – Detroit, MI @ El Club * 08/27 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (In The Round) * 08/29 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon * 08/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry * 08/31 – Fargo, ND @ Aquarium * 09/02 – Missoula, MT @ Zoo Arts * 09/04 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl * 09/06 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's (early) * 09/06 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's (late) * 09/07 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios (early) * 09/07 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios (late) * 09/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop * 09/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex * 09/13 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room * 09/15 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah * 09/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge * 09/18 – Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress * 09/19 – El Paso, TX @ Love Buzz * 09/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery * 09/22 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge * 09/24 – Wichita, KS @ Wave * 09/25 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head * 09/26 – Dallas, TX @ Tulips * 09/28 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall @ Upstairs * 09/30 – New Orleans, LA @ No Dice * 10/02 – Chattanooga, TN @ Boneyard * 10/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5 * 10/04 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle * 10/05 – Durham, NC @ Kings * 10/06 – Washington, DC @ Pearl Street * 10/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground * 10/09 – New York, NY @ Sony Hall * 10/10 – Waterbury, CT @ Space Ballroom * 10/11 – Boston, MA @ Sinclair *
* = w/ NNAMDÏ
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