Biography
Brooklyn post-punk experimentalists Pill drew widespread praise for their dense blend of noise rock, no wave, free jazz, and punk across the albums Convenience in 2016 and Soft Hell in 2018.
The four-piece outfit came together in 2014 when singer and bassist Veronica Torres joined guitarist Jonathan Campolo, saxophonist Benjamin Jaffe, and drummer Andrew Spaulding. Their first release arrived the following year as a five-track self-titled EP on Dull Tools, the imprint operated by Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage. Shortly afterward the group moved to Mexican Summer, which put out their debut full-length Convenience in 2016; reviewers highlighted its unruly, skronky fusion of politics, personality, and melody. Returning to Dull Tools, they released the expanded seven-song EP Aggressive Advertising in 2017, then issued a live 7" single on Third Man Records in February 2018. Later that year Dull Tools compiled the two earlier EPs as the full-length collection The Dull Tools Tapes, setting the stage for the band’s second proper album, Soft Hell, which surfaced in October.
The four-piece outfit came together in 2014 when singer and bassist Veronica Torres joined guitarist Jonathan Campolo, saxophonist Benjamin Jaffe, and drummer Andrew Spaulding. Their first release arrived the following year as a five-track self-titled EP on Dull Tools, the imprint operated by Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage. Shortly afterward the group moved to Mexican Summer, which put out their debut full-length Convenience in 2016; reviewers highlighted its unruly, skronky fusion of politics, personality, and melody. Returning to Dull Tools, they released the expanded seven-song EP Aggressive Advertising in 2017, then issued a live 7" single on Third Man Records in February 2018. Later that year Dull Tools compiled the two earlier EPs as the full-length collection The Dull Tools Tapes, setting the stage for the band’s second proper album, Soft Hell, which surfaced in October.
Albums
Transcend
2023
Love Me or My
2019
Soft Hell
2018
The Adventures of the Cosmic Spores
2018
Convenience
2016
Singles
