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Pioneer
Rock · 2011 · 13 tracks · 1h 1m

Pioneer

The Maine

Gritty, desert-baked alternative rock that traded pop-punk polish for analog warmth and raw, 90s-influenced songwriting. The sound of a band finding their own voice.

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The record where they stopped being a 'scene' band and started being a great American rock band.

A gritty, defiant sense of independence mixed with sun-drenched desert nostalgia.

Pioneer · vs · The Maine
Defiant+4.0σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
Identify
3:37
02
My Heroine
3:36
03
Time
3:29
04
Some Days
3:55
05
I’m Sorry
4:21
06
Don’t Give Up on “Us”
3:36
07
Misery
3:53
08
When I’m at Home
4:26
09
Thinking of You
3:03
10
Jenny
4:15
11
Like We Did (Windows Down)
4:08
12
While Listening to Rock & Roll…
4:47
13
Waiting for My Sun to Shine
14:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The gritty, blues-inflected guitar solo that rips through the bridge of Misery.
The sudden shift from the main track into the sprawling, ten-minute hidden acoustic finale of Waiting for My Sun to Shine.
The way the vocals break with genuine strain during the climax of When I'm at Home.
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