Pinback

Pinback is an American 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 constant members. They have released five studio albums and several other releases.

The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the 1974 film Dark Star (played by Dan O'Bannon). Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the band's early works.^[1][2]

The band's debut album, Pinback, was released on October 12, 1999, through Ace Fu Records. A European version, released the same year through Cutty Shark Records, included two additional tracks.

In 2004, Pinback signed to Touch and Go Records.^[3] They released their third album, Summer in Abaddon, later that year. In 2006, the band released a collection of rarities, entitled Nautical Antiques. Pinback's fourth full-length album, Autumn of the Seraphs, was released on September 11, 2007.^[4][5] 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.

On April 1, 2009, Pinback announced they were working on a new album that would be released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Their fifth studio album, Information Retrieved, was released October 16, 2012.^[6] On August 15, 2012, Pinback released the song "Proceed to Memory" from Information Retrieved free to play through RollingStone.com.^[7]

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 include: Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitashi.

• Pinback (1999)
• Blue Screen Life (2001)
• Summer in Abaddon (2004) U.S. No. 196^[8]
• Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) U.S. No. 69
• Information Retrieved (2012) U.S. No. 71^[9]

• Nautical Antiques (2006)
• Some Offcell Voices (2017)^[10]

• 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)

• "Loro" (1999)
• "Tripoli" (2000)
• "Penelope" (2001)
• "Fortress" (2004)
• "Todo" (2004)
• "From Nothing to Nowhere" (2007)
• "Proceed to Memory" (2012)
• "Sherman" (2012)
• "ROJI (Roshomon Effect)" (2018)

Current

• Rob Crow – vocals, guitar (1998–present)
• Armistead Burwell Smith IV vocals, bass (1998–present)
• Chris Prescott – drums (2005–present)

Former^[11]

• Tom Zinser – drums (1998–2003)
• Thatcher Orbitachi – keyboards (1999)
• Donny Van Zandt – keyboards (1999)
• Dmitri Dziensuwski – keyboards (1999)
• Gabriel Voiles – keyboards (1999)
• Brent Asbury – keyboards (2000–2002)
• Ryan Bromley – guitar, bass, keyboards (2001–2005)
• Kenseth Thibideau – keyboards, bass, guitar (2003–2006)
• Cameron Jones – drums (2004–2005)
• Erik Hoversten – guitar, bass, keyboards (2006–2011)
• Terrin Durfey – keyboards, bass, guitar (2007–2008)
• Chris Fulford-Brown – keyboards, bass, guitar (2008)
• Braden Diotte – keyboards, bass, guitar (2008–2011)

• Official website