Pinback

Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two constant members. They have released five studio albums and several other releases.

Pinback
Pinback performing at Clubhouse Music Venue in 2006. Left to right: Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Rob Crow.
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, US
Genres	Emo indie rock indie pop^[1]
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Temporary Residence Touch and Go Absolutely Kosher Ace Fu
Members	Rob Crow Armistead Burwell Smith IV Chris Prescott
Past members	Braden Diotte Terrin Durfey Tom Zinser Ryan Bromley Cameron Jones Kenseth Thibideau Brent Asbury Gabriel Voiles Dmitri Dziensuwski Donny Van Zandt Thatcher Orbitachi
Website	www.pinback.com

History and origin

The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the 1974 film Dark Star (played by Dan O'Bannon). Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the band's early works.^[2][3]

In 2004, Pinback signed to Touch and Go Records.^[4] They released their third album, Summer in Abaddon, later that year. In 2006, the band released a collection of rarities, entitled Nautical Antiques. Pinback's fourth full-length album, Autumn of the Seraphs, was released on September 11, 2007.^[5][6] They appeared live in a nationally broadcast interview and played a couple of songs on NPR's Talk of the Nation on October 8, 2007.

On April 1, 2009, Pinback announced they were working on a new album that would be released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Their fifth studio album, Information Retrieved, was released October 16, 2012.^[7] On August 15, 2012, Pinback released the song "Proceed to Memory" from Information Retrieved free to play through RollingStone.com.^[8]

Smith and Crow have been the band's two consistent members. They are typically joined by drummer Chris Prescott; Tom Zinser and Mario Rubalcaba have previously contributed drums. Other past members of the Pinback live band include: Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitashi.

Discography

Studio albums

• Pinback (1999)
• Blue Screen Life (2001)
• Summer in Abaddon (2004) U.S. No. 196^[9]
• Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) U.S. No. 69
• Information Retrieved (2012) U.S. No. 71^[10]

Compilations

• Nautical Antiques (2006)
• Some Offcell Voices (2017)^[11]

Extended plays

• Live in Donny's Garage (2000)
• Some Voices (2000)
• This Is a Pinback Tour E.P. (2001)
• More or Less Live in a Few Different Places (2002)
• Arrive Having Eaten (2003)
• Offcell (2003)
• Too Many Shadows (2004)
• ascii E.P. (2008)
• Information Retrieved, Pt. A (2011)
• Information Retrieved Pt. B (2011)

Singles

• "Loro" (1999)
• "Tripoli" (2000)
• "Penelope" (2001)
• "Fortress" (2004)
• "Todo" (2004)
• "From Nothing to Nowhere" (2007)
• "Proceed to Memory" (2012)
• "Sherman" (2012)
• "ROJI (Roshomon Effect)" (2018)

Members

Current

• Rob Crow – vocals, guitar (1998–present)
• Armistead Burwell Smith IV vocals, bass (1998–present)
• Chris Prescott – drums (2005–present)

Former^[12]

• Tom Zinser – drums (1998–2003)
• Thatcher Orbitachi – keyboards (1999)
• Donny Van Zandt – keyboards (1999)
• Dmitri Dziensuwski – keyboards (1999)
• Gabriel Voiles – keyboards (1999)
• Brent Asbury – keyboards (2000–2002)
• Ryan Bromley – guitar, bass, keyboards (2001–2005)
• Kenseth Thibideau – keyboards, bass, guitar (2003–2006)
• Cameron Jones – drums (2004–2005)
• Erik Hoversten – guitar, bass, keyboards (2006–2011)
• Terrin Durfey – keyboards, bass, guitar (2007–2008)
• Chris Fulford-Brown – keyboards, bass, guitar (2008)
• Braden Diotte – keyboards, bass, guitar (2008–2011)

Live band timeline

References

1. "Pinback | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
2. Thill, Scott Pinback Biography Retrieved on March 27, 2014
3. Cavalieri, Nate (2016). . MTV. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
4. Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records (2007-06-05). "Pinback". touchandgorecords.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
5. Pitchfork Media Records (2007-05-24). . Pitchfork Media Records.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
6. Gwendolyn Elliott (2009-05-06). "Album Review: Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
7. "Pinback Announce First Album in Five Years | News". Pitchfork. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
8. Jon Blistein (2012-08-15). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
9. Billboard, Allmusic
10. Mischa Pearlman (2012-07-12). "Californian duo's first LP for five years is a downbeat delight". BBC. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
11. "Pinback to release "Some Offcell Voices," a compilation of early EPs". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
12. "< PINBACKFREAKS.COM - BIO >>>". Antoineputz.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-16.

External links

 

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