Every Outcome’s Such A Comedown

Pinegrove “Old Friends”

Is the most self-absorbed thing you can do to dwell endlessly on hating that you’re self-absorbed? That’s where this song is coming from. This guy is sulking through his life, obsessing on failed relationships and grief and missed opportunities and not being good enough to the people he loves, but it’s just spinning around in circles. “Old Friends” fits in a weird no man’s land between country rock and emo, but it totally works and melds the best elements of two genres of rock that seem disparate on paper but have a lot in common when it comes to addressing male emotional vulnerability, details about ordinary life, and bitter little jokes at the singer’s own expense. Frankly, this song is better for this guy’s twang, even if it’s a put-on. (Which is pretty likely, given that this band is from northern New Jersey, not too far from New York City.)

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