Pile

A Sisyphean fable concerned with labor and living. Sunshine and Balance Beams is the 9th Studio Album from Pile.

Matt Connery - guitar
Kris Kuss - drums and auxiliary percussion
Alex Molini - bass, synth, Rhodes, piano
Rick Maguire - vocals, guitar, and synth

Background vocals by Candace Clement
Strings on tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, and 10 (from 2:40 onwards) arranged by Eden Rayz and composed by Eden Rayz and Rick Maguire.
Strings on track 10 (up until 2:40) composed and arranged by Greg Martin

The string section:

Josh Knowles - violin
Francesca Caruso - violin
John Snyder - violin
Anna Stromer - viola
Eden Rayz - cello
Kira McSpice - cello

Recorded by Miranda Serra and mixed by Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Produced by Miranda Serra and Pile
Additional editing by Alex Molini
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios

Photography by Mark Lapriore
Album layout by Izzi Vasquez

Released on Sooper Records

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