Pinback
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| Pinback | |
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| Origin |  San Diego, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Touch & Go Absolutely Kosher Ace Fu Cutty Shark |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Rob Crow Zach Smith Darian McDonald |
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| Former members | |
| Tom Zinser, Terrin Durfey, Eric Hoversten, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thideau, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, Thatcher Orbitachi |
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Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California, currently signed to Touch and Go Records[1] . The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV (also known as Zach Smith) and Rob Crow. The band has 2 drummers that switch off and on, Chris Prescott, and Tom Zinser. Other members of Pinback past and present are: Terrin Durfey, Eric Hoversten, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thideau, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitachi.
The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the film Dark Star (played by Dan O'Bannon, who also co-wrote the film), directed by John Carpenter. Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the band's early works.
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[edit] Recent News
Pinback's newest album Autumn of the Seraphs was released on September 11, 2007.[2][3]The band also recently released a collection of rarities, entitled Nautical Antiques. They appeared live in a nationally broadcasted interview and played a couple of songs on NPR's Talk of the Nation on October 8th, 2007, available for download via NPR's website.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Pinback (1999) Ace Fu Records
- Blue Screen Life (2001) Ace Fu Records
- Summer in Abaddon (2004) Touch & Go Records #196 (US)
- Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) Touch & Go Records #69 (US)
[edit] Singles
- Loro - (1999) (from the album Pinback)
- Tripoli - (2000) (from the album Pinback)
- Penelope - (2001) (from the album Blue Screen Life)
[edit] EPs
- Some Voices EP - 2000
- Offcell EP - 2003
[edit] Tour EPs
- Live in Donny's Garage - 2000
- This is a Pinback Tour EP - 2001
- More or Less LIVE in a Few Different Places - 2002
- Arrive Having Eaten - 2003
- Too Many Shadows - 2004
[edit] Compilations
- Music from the OC: Mix 4 (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)
- Nautical Antiques - 2006
- Music from the OC: Mix 6 (2006 · Warner Bros./Wea)
[edit] MP3 Releases
- Messenger - 2000 (later released on Nautical Antiques compilation)
- Scent - 2005
- Hatenaughts of Melancholy Wall - 2007
