Pioneer
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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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