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Racing Mount Pleasant: Racing Mount Pleasant Album Review | Pitchfork

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Currently, only residents from certain countries and US states can opt out of certain Tracking Technologies through our Consent Management Platform. Additional options regarding these technologies may be available on your device, browser, or through industry options like AdChoices. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. 6.3 GENRE: Rock LABEL: R&R REVIEWED: August 19, 2025 TRENDING NOW Marika Hackman Revisits Her Song "Skin" at Abbey Road Some bands sound like a bunch of college kids who thought it would be cool to speedrun the first three years of Arcade Fire, and Racing Mount Pleasant is one of them. Almost none have that as their actual origin story, but Racing Mount Pleasant is one of them. After an auspicious debut single, “Call it Easy,” the Ann Arbor septet truly introduced itself with its next release: a song named “Racing Mount Pleasant” that announced an album, also called Racing Mount Pleasant. This isn’t just a band with grand ambitions; it’s one that arrives wi

Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Rock Label: R&R Release Date: 2025 By Ian Cohen Reviewed August 19, 2025 Combining the panoramic sweep of post-rock with the intimacy of Midwest emo, the Ann Arbor septet’s debut is ambitious but underwhelming, filled with grand gestures that arrive like foregone conclusions. Save this story Save this story Some bands sound like a bunch of college kids who thought it would be cool to speedrun the first three years of Arcade Fire, and Racing Mount Pleasant is one of them. Almost none have that as their actual origin story, but Racing Mo

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