Pioneer

| The Band Perry

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Pioneer

Pioneer is the second studio album by American country music group The Band Perry.  The Band Perry co-wrote nine of the album's twelve tracks. Wikipedia

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  • Daily Bruin

    Both contrasting and modern, this album is not quite like anything else in country music. Anything but run-of-the-mill, it is crafted with exquisite poise and is crisp and clean-cut. The Band Perry’s independent, fierce and confident spirit shines through 

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  • Billboard

    The album, which is loaded with plenty of dramatic lyrics and arrangements, closes with a truly luscious ballad which leaves the listener wanting more!  

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  • Cryptic Rock

    Pioneer serves the trio well going forward as one of country music’s premier names, and it is a wonderful template for continued success in their future.  

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  • Newsday

    The Band Perry is out to stretch the boundaries of today's country music by injecting it with literary references and rock and pop influences. 

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  • Rolling Stone

    perky, rocked-up country-pop  

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  • RoughStock

    Pioneer doesn't sound like anything else in Country Music and that may should be able enough to help keep the family band around for more than a few more years to come. In fact, we might be witnessing the next country/pop crossover to superstardom a la Taylor Swift. 

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  • NewsOK

    The Band Perry boldly plants its flag as one of the most electrifying and entertaining country bands in recent memory with its decidedly slump-free sophomore album, “Pioneer.” 

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  • Taste of Country

    'Pioneer' succeeds at peeling back a few layers of the group's personal lives, revealing just enough to leave fans invested after a single listen.  

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  • Music Connection

    With their lead-off single “Better Dig Two” certified platinum, this family trio have a powerful prelude to Pioneer 

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  • Daily Republic

    “Pioneer” is an artistic tour de force that furthers the potential shown on the group’s award-winning 2010 debut. 

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  • New York Times

    Thoughts of death have been good to the Band Perry 

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  • The Atlantic

    The Band Perry's 'Pioneer' fuses the worst of country and rock for a new kind of bland. 

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  • Chicago Tribune

    Band Perry takes chances on road to success. 

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  • NewNowNext

    Once again, they are making country, rock, and pop at the same time, and once again, it’s mostly working. 

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  • Daily Breeze

    The trio has a great knack for crafting accessible melodies. 

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  • WRHI

    While celebrating life and an independent spirit, The Band Perry blazes their own trail on Pioneer with a strong and unique vision. 

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  • Salt Lake Tribune

    Not all of the songs connect, and Kimberly's many angry women-scorned songs can come off as too samey-samey, but otherwise The Band Perry has a bright path ahead of them.  

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  • Times Herald

    The Band Perry's new 'Pioneer' puts feminine power to the fore 

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  • Entertainment Focus (UK)

    Pioneer is a solid offering from The Band Perry. It builds on the sound they showcased during their debut and sees them progress into rockier territory whilst retaining their country edge. 

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  • Renowned For Sound (UK)

    Pioneer is a fantastic sophomore effort from one of country music’s most celebrated new acts.  

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  • Entertainment Weekly

    -preserves their homegrown twang nicely, nixing the boring pop-crossover vibe that plagues so much mainstream country  

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  • Acoustic Magazine (UK)

    Pioneer packs a lot of punch and has such a huge sound that seems really suited to the types of shows you’re about to play in the States – blowing the roof off the big arenas… 

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  • All Music

    Kimberly Perry's fiercely committed vocals give Pioneer a character it otherwise works overtime to avoid and, for as good as the by-the-books ballads and rocking country are, the moments when the façade slips a bit make this worth hearing as an album and not a collection of singles.  

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