“Won’t shrink, pull out of shape or pill; lightweight, quick-drying, very warm, ideal for layering.” This description appeared alongside Patagonia’s Synchilla fleece in the late ’80s. Today, fleece is ...

Pile is the kind of band that inspires people to do crazy things, like start a record label or write a concept record about it. At least those are two of the more outlandish examples we have so far.