Pinback Fortress

Music video for Pinback Fortress They might not have quite the public profile of some of the betterpublicized postpunk bands, but wherever you go in America, youll 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 electroprog, slowdroning 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 fulllength for Touch Go home of thoughtful, literate indies from Quasi to CocoRosie is an encapsulation of everything that makes Pinback unforgettable. Built around meticulouslyconstructed guitar parts and the alternately breathy and impassioned vocals of Smith and Crow, these tightlyassembled son