Pinback
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
Former members
Tom Zinser

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. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as a magazine put out by Tesco Vee. ... Absolutely Kosher Records is an independent Californian-based record label founded in 1998 in San Francisco by Cory Brown. ... Ace Fu Records is an independent record label currently located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. ... Rob Crow (born February 21, 1971) is a prolific singer and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California known for the long list of bands and projects he is associated with, mostly in the genres of indie rock and math rock. ... Armistead Burwell Smith IV also known as Zach Smith was born in San Diego, California, USA <when?> and is the bass player for Three Mile Pilot and Pinback. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... San Diego redirects here. ... Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as a magazine put out by Tesco Vee. ... Armistead Burwell Smith IV also known as Zach Smith was born in San Diego, California, USA <when?> and is the bass player for Three Mile Pilot and Pinback. ... Rob Crow (born February 21, 1971) is a prolific singer and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California known for the long list of bands and projects he is associated with, mostly in the genres of indie rock and math rock. ...

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Recent News

Pinback's newest album Autumn of the Seraphs was released on September 11, 2007.^[2] 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. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Nautical Antiques (2006) is a collection of outtakes, B-sides and rarities from the early years of Pinbacks career. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... Talk of the Nation is a talk radio program based in the United States, produced by National Public Radio, and is broadcasted nationally on weekday afternoons (Eastern Standard Time). ...

Discography

Albums

• This Is a Pinback CD (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)

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Singles

• Loro - (1999) (from the album Pinback)
• Tripoli - (2000) (from the album Pinback)
• Penelope - (2001) (from the album Blue Screen Life)

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EPs

• Some Voices EP - 2000
• Offcell EP - 2003

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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

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Compilations

• Music from the OC: Mix 4 (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)
• Nautical Antiques - 2006
• Music from the OC: Mix 6 (2006 · Warner Bros./Wea)

Nautical Antiques (2006) is a collection of outtakes, B-sides and rarities from the early years of Pinbacks career. ...

MP3 Releases

• Messenger - 2000 (later released on Nautical Antiques compilation)
• Scent - 2005
• Hatenaughts of Melancholy Wall - 2007

External links

• The Official Pinback Website

References