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The pair play their guitars and keyboards with the precision of diamond cutters, but their pristine sound never lacks warmth, largely thanks to the sumptuous vocal harmonies.
10y
72
Pinback-- sprung from the loins of San Diego's Three Mile Pilot-- makes music of a howlingly bittersweet variety that is at once joyful and melancholy.
10y
60
The album is a bit of a one-trick-pony, with little to distinguish texturally between one song and the next, but what a nice little trick it is.
10y
Thank you @Raci3r for recommending me this<3<3
I was very blown away at how innovative both the production and compositions were on this record.
Across the barely 4 minutes of runtime "Hurley" has one of the most peculiar chord progressions I think I´ve ever on a slowcore record. It is so confusing to find the core mood of this song within the first 1 1/2 minutes, but I think that is also the intriguing bit about this song.
"Tripoli" is also a brilliant way ... read more
Pin back? Ouch
With Pinback lies some of the most overlooked indie rock of the 2000s. I think their album “Summer in Abbadon” is pretty close to a masterpiece, so I wanted to go and relisten to the rest of their discography to talk about them a little more and hopefully encourage more people to give them a listen. Even though I don’t think this is the best Pinback record, as a debut there are still some really great moments on here that showcase what they are about. The thing ... read more
Surprised there aren't more Pinback listeners on this site. If you like Built to Spill, I would check out this band. Very underrated album.
Hazy and intimate, the undulating single note lines and hushed vocals make for a lowkey but rather enthralling listen, certainly one ahead of its time too, predating a lot of the slowcore/indie slop in the decades to come but with so much more heart than any of it, despite being so mellow.
some of the piano-based songs i'm neutral towards, but the laid-back yet melancholic atmosphere of it all still got to me. music of the 90s you will always be cherished.
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