Pinback

Pinback
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, USA
Genres	Indie rock, electronic rock, progressive rock
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Temporary Residence Ltd., Touch and Go, Absolutely Kosher, Ace Fu, Cutty Shark
Associated acts	Three Mile Pilot, Systems Officer, Goblin Cock, Optiganally Yours, Aspects of Physics, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Team Sleep, Devfits
Website	http://www.pinback.com
Members	Rob Crow Armistead Burwell Smith IV Chris Prescott
Past members	Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Tom Zinser, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, Thatcher Orbitachi

Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California, currently signed to Temporary Residence Ltd. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow. Tom Zinser, Chris Prescott, and Mario Rubalcaba have all contributed drums to the band's albums. Aside from Smith and Crow, the current line-up of the live band features Prescott on drums. Past members of the Pinback live band are: Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Tom Zinser, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitashi.

History and origin

The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the 1974 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.

Pinback's fourth full-length album Autumn of the Seraphs was released on September 11, 2007. The band also recently released a collection of rarities, entitled Nautical Antiques. 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. The program is available for download via NPR's website.

On April 1, 2009, it was announced that Pinback was working on a new album that would be released by Temporary Residence Ltd.

Pinback's most recent release is the second EP in the "Information Retrieved" Series, titled Information Retrieved Pt. B; it was released on Black Friday, 2011, and contained two new tracks.

Pinback's fifth studio album Information Retrieved was released October 16, 2012. On August 15, 2012, Pinback released the song "Proceed to Memory" from Information Retrieved free to play through RollingStone.com.

Discography

Studio albums

• This Is A Pinback CD (1999)
• Blue Screen Life (2001)
• Summer in Abaddon (2004) U.S. No. 196
• Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) U.S. No. 69
• Information Retrieved (2012) U.S. No. 71

Compilations

• Nautical Antiques (2006)

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)

Guest Appearances

• Elizabethtown (soundtrack) (2005)
• Yo Gabba Gabba! (2010)
• The O.C.

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• Official Facebook
• Temporary Residence Ltd.
• Touch and Go Records
• Pinback shows at the Internet Archive (FLAC)
• Pinback performing on NPR
• Leoweekly.com
• Pitchfork.com