Pinback - “Fortress“

Music video for Pinback - “Fortress“ They might not have quite the public profile of some of the better-publicized post-punk bands, but wherever you go in America, you’ll find people who are crazy about the sound of Pinback. Intelligent, precise, and restless, the duo of Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV have won increasing admiration and respect with each Pinback recording. Prior EP and LP releases have explored autumnal indiepop, dreamy electro-prog, slow-droning emo, and delicate shoegaze rock, and invested each style with poise and elegant grace. The lyrics: heartfelt, revealing, articulate, often harrowing, and frequently darkly humorous. Summer in Abaddon, their first full-length for Touch & Go – home of thoughtful, literate indies from Quasi to CocoRosie – is an encapsulation of everything that makes Pinback unforgettable. Built around meticulously-constructed guitar parts and the alternately breathy and impassioned vocals of Smith and Crow, these tightly-assembled son