| Pinback |
Some Offcell Voices |
Pinback — Some Offcell Voices (March 17, 2017) 
Editorial Reviews:
••• Nevyšší individuální hodnocení v jejich kariéře obdrželi za album “Summer in Abaddon” (Stephen M. Deusner, Score: 8.1). V Americe se umístilo poprvé a nejvýše na #196. Později však stoupali vzhůru alby “Autumn of the Seraphs” (2007) U.S. #69 a “Information Retrieved” (2012) U.S. #71 #. Letošní dlouho očekávané album po pětileté odmlce má však ambice ještě mnohem vyšší. Perličkou je, že Lotte Kestner (Anna~Lynne Williams) nazpívala od nich píseň “Tripoli” ze stejnomenného debutového EP vydaného 15. října 1999. Na tom novém je hned pět písní, “Some Voices”, “June”, “Microtonic Wave”, “B” a “Grey Machine”, kterým dávám srdíčko ve své iTunes. Rob Crow souká jeden nápad za druhým a celkově mi album zní jako kapelové “Abbey Road” nové éry. Písně jsou tím či oným způsobem propojené, zní jako smash hits či medley, celé album vlastně začíná hlasem. Grand Piano v písni June působí zlatou érou a tím zdůrazňuje, že v ní právě žijeme. In the early days of Pinback, they were known mostly as two lauded musicians who spent their spare time away from their primary projects (Three Mile Pilot, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable) to hone their home recording skills while experimenting with ideas, tones, and instrumentation that didn’t quite fit into those primary projects. 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”.
© Rob Crow of Pinback at the show at New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, SC.
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Album release: March 17th, 2017
Record Label: Temporary Residence
Duration: 45:40
Tracks:
01 Some Voices 3:17
02 Trainer 2:44
03 Manchuria 2:42
04 June 7:17
05 Microtonic Wave 4:56
06 Victorious D 4:17
07 Offcell 4:31
08 B 4:51
09 Grey Machine 11:05
⦿⦿⦿ LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL: DARK BLUE W/ ORANGE STREAKS (EDITION OF 1,000)
Members:
••• Rob Crow lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
••• Armistead Burwell Smith IV bass guitar
••• Chris Prescott drums
⦿⦿⦿ The material dates back to times when Crow and Smith were “musicians who spent their spare time away from their primary projects (Three Mile Pilot, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable) to hone their home recording skills while experimenting with ideas, tones, and instrumentation.” The two EPs trace the formation of the rough-~round~the~edges, progressive pop sound that was to become the group’s trademark.
© Armistead Burwell Smith IV of Pinback at the show at New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, SC
About:
⦿⦿⦿ What began casually enough as a way to keep the hands from going idle between Three Mile Pilot and Thingy albums has grown to become one of the most popular and well~respected underground pop bands of the last decade. Over the course of four albums in a dozen years, Pinback has mined, perfected, done and undone more brilliant melodies in any one album than most bands can conjure in their entire careers. Their hybrid of pop, folk, rock, reggae and subdued funk is genuinely like nothing else out there. Perhaps even more unique: not an ounce of contrivance in sight.
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
♣ Some Offcell Voices (March 17, 2017)
Label: https://www.temporaryresidence.com/
Website: http://www.pinback.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinbackband
Inf:
Bandcamp: https://pinback.bandcamp.com/album/some-offcell-voices
Photo: Pinback is Rob Crow (right) and Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Zach Smith to his friends. Since its inception in 1998, Pinback has earned widespread acclaim for creating thoughtful, carefully crafted music that is unrushed, free of fuss and at times infused with a sly wit. This is, after all, a group that named some of the songs on its 1998 debut album by throwing darts at a world map. David Brooks / U~T San Diego Mandatory Photo Credit; DAVID BROOKS / UTSANDIEGO Zuma Press copyright 2012 (David Brooks)
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| Pinback |
Some Offcell Voices |
••• Nevyšší individuální hodnocení v jejich kariéře obdrželi za album “Summer in Abaddon” (Stephen M. Deusner, Score: 8.1). V Americe se umístilo poprvé a nejvýše na #196. Později však stoupali vzhůru alby “Autumn of the Seraphs” (2007) U.S. #69 a “Information Retrieved” (2012) U.S. #71 #. Letošní dlouho očekávané album po pětileté odmlce má však ambice ještě mnohem vyšší. Perličkou je, že Lotte Kestner (Anna~Lynne Williams) nazpívala od nich píseň “Tripoli” ze stejnomenného debutového EP vydaného 15. října 1999. Na tom novém je hned pět písní, “Some Voices”, “June”, “Microtonic Wave”, “B” a “Grey Machine”, kterým dávám srdíčko ve své iTunes. Rob Crow souká jeden nápad za druhým a celkově mi album zní jako kapelové “Abbey Road” nové éry. Písně jsou tím či oným způsobem propojené, zní jako smash hits či medley, celé album vlastně začíná hlasem. Grand Piano v písni June působí zlatou érou a tím zdůrazňuje, že v ní právě žijeme. In the early days of Pinback, they were known mostly as two lauded musicians who spent their spare time away from their primary projects (Three Mile Pilot, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable) to hone their home recording skills while experimenting with ideas, tones, and instrumentation that didn’t quite fit into those primary projects. 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”.
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Album release: March 17th, 2017
Record Label: Temporary Residence
Duration: 45:40
Tracks:
01 Some Voices 3:17
02 Trainer 2:44
03 Manchuria 2:42
04 June 7:17
05 Microtonic Wave 4:56
06 Victorious D 4:17
07 Offcell 4:31
08 B 4:51
09 Grey Machine 11:05
⦿⦿⦿ LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL: DARK BLUE W/ ORANGE STREAKS (EDITION OF 1,000)
Members:
••• Rob Crow lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
••• Armistead Burwell Smith IV bass guitar
••• Chris Prescott drums
⦿⦿⦿ The material dates back to times when Crow and Smith were “musicians who spent their spare time away from their primary projects (Three Mile Pilot, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable) to hone their home recording skills while experimenting with ideas, tones, and instrumentation.” The two EPs trace the formation of the rough-~round~the~edges, progressive pop sound that was to become the group’s trademark.
About:
⦿⦿⦿ What began casually enough as a way to keep the hands from going idle between Three Mile Pilot and Thingy albums has grown to become one of the most popular and well~respected underground pop bands of the last decade. Over the course of four albums in a dozen years, Pinback has mined, perfected, done and undone more brilliant melodies in any one album than most bands can conjure in their entire careers. Their hybrid of pop, folk, rock, reggae and subdued funk is genuinely like nothing else out there. Perhaps even more unique: not an ounce of contrivance in sight.
♣ 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
♣ Some Offcell Voices (March 17, 2017)
Label: https://www.temporaryresidence.com/
Website: http://www.pinback.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinbackband
Inf:
Bandcamp: https://pinback.bandcamp.com/album/some-offcell-voices
Photo: Pinback is Rob Crow (right) and Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Zach Smith to his friends. Since its inception in 1998, Pinback has earned widespread acclaim for creating thoughtful, carefully crafted music that is unrushed, free of fuss and at times infused with a sly wit. This is, after all, a group that named some of the songs on its 1998 debut album by throwing darts at a world map. David Brooks / U~T San Diego Mandatory Photo Credit; DAVID BROOKS / UTSANDIEGO Zuma Press copyright 2012 (David Brooks)