{"title":"Pinback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinback is an indie rock band hailing from San Diego, California. Formed in 1998 by Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, the duo brings together their talents as singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists to create captivating music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir unique sound has garnered them a dedicated following over the years. Drawing inspiration from various genres, Pinback's music combines intricate melodies with heartfelt lyrics, resulting in a truly immersive listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the sounds of The American Analog Set, Built To Spill, or Broken Social Scene, then Pinback is sure to be right up your alley. 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Between record releases, Pinback toured as a full band, hitting points across North America and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next chapter in their story began on October 12, 2004, when Pinback's debut record for Touch and Go was released. \u003ci\u003eSummer In Abaddon\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded by the duo in Zach's home studio over the course of 2003, and truly captured Pinback's essence. Songs are buoyant and lively at times, melancholy and dark at others, and always resonate with an underlying intensity. 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Pinback hadn’t yet become their day job; it hadn’t yet become a well-oiled 5-piece touring machine; and it had no idea where it was going to go. In retrospect, that earnest curiosity is what makes those early Pinback recordings so resonant and so unique, and what separated them from every indie rock band of this century. Every bit as powerful and expressive as their first two albums, the 1999 EP, Some Voices, and the 2003 EP, Offcell, famously bucked the perception of EPs as outtakes and toss-offs. What were ostensibly minor stopgaps between albums became massive fan favorites and staples of Pinback’s live show. Having never been released on vinyl, it’s only fitting that we revisit these poignant recordings – and take the opportunity to painstakingly remaster and repackage them into the full-length album that never was, the aptly named Some Offcell Voices\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temporary Residence Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50523889238347,"sku":"2170975","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Pinback_-_Some_Offcell_Voices_d7f87fe2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728024885"},{"product_id":"information-retrieved-kz","title":"Information Retrieved","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn one hand, their fifth album, \u003cem\u003eInformation Retrieved\u003c\/em\u003e, is the logical and accessible realization of a sound Pinback have been developing and refining for over a decade. However, that consistency that we've taken for granted is what makes \u003cem\u003eInformation Retrieved\u003c\/em\u003e such a euphoric surprise; their finest and most fully realized album, a dozen years deep into a career that includes bona fide modern classics like \"\u003cem\u003eGood To Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \u003cem\u003eSummer In Abaddon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimply put, this is better than we ever could have expected. They could have coasted on automatic pilot to another lauded album that likely would have made it onto plenty of year-end lists, but instead they shot the moon, and the result is a major triumph. The touchstones are still there: Zach Smith's stunningly unique bass guitar acrobatics driving both rhythm and melody in lock-step unison; the incredible immediacy of \u003cstrong\u003eRob Crow\u003c\/strong\u003e's voice that could make a phone book sound compelling; and the musical and lyrical interplay between the two of them that made Pinback so special in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe difference now is their exquisite control over dynamics and a greater emotional resonance throughout. 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