Pinback

Pinback
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Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, USA
Genres	Indie rock, electronic rock, progressive rock
Years active	1998–2015 (Hiatus)
Labels	Temporary Residence, Touch and Go, Absolutely Kosher, Ace Fu
Associated acts	Three Mile Pilot, Systems Officer, Goblin Cock, Optiganally Yours, Aspects of Physics, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Team Sleep, Devfits, Rob Crow's Gloomy Place
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. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have released five studio albums and several other releases.

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.

In 2004, Pinback signed to Touch and Go Records. They released their third album, Summer in Abaddon, later that year. 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. Their 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.

On March 9, 2015 Rob Crow announced via social media that he would be leaving the music scene to focus on being a father, thus putting Pinback on hiatus. Zach Smith says he is not going anywhere and will continue to make music as long as he can.

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 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.

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)
• This Is a Pinback Tour E.P. (2001)
• Some Voices (2002)
• 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)
• Sydney White (2007)
• How I Met Your Mother (2009)
• Yo Gabba Gabba! (2010)
• The O.C.

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• Official Facebook