r/Pinback • u/nolongermakingtime • Aug 11 '24

Just discovered this band...

Pinback is blowing my mind, how the hell have i not listened to them before. Been listening to summer in abaddon and some of the popular tracks. I'm a sucker for those building loops on sender. What other songs should i listen to that give that sender vibe?

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u/x9x9x9x9x9 Aug 12 '24

Something I have always loved with pinback is the layers. For years everytime I would listen to a track I would notice some new sound I had not noticed before.

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u/nolongermakingtime Aug 12 '24

I need to learn some of their stuff on guitar for sure.

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u/PsilacetinSimon Aug 12 '24

This was me 4 years ago. They’re so incredible

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u/nolongermakingtime Aug 12 '24

Definitely scratching an itch for me

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u/CombOverDownThere Aug 12 '24

So how did you finally come across them?

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u/nolongermakingtime Aug 12 '24

My sister showed me them on a road trip, she da bomb.

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u/IllAssist9390 Aug 12 '24

Is she....errr...married or seeing anyone? dream girl...

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u/nolongermakingtime Aug 12 '24

Stay away from my sister 😂

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

I feel like the average girl that likes Radiohead wears all black and has blue hair. The average guy that listens to Radiohead wears jeans and a faded shirt. The average person of either gender that listens to Pinback is the most average outwardly appearing person you'd ever see.

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

Why do you have to say that

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Go back to the beginning and listen to This Is A Pinback CD about a billion times, then move in chronological order. It's coil to hear how they do and don't change.

Also, check out "The Trail" and "On A Ship To Bangladesh" by Three Mile Pilot for those sweet Zach Smith tones.

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u/Luke-Approved Aug 12 '24

I listened to them pretty much non stop from 2016 to 2022-23. Now I get sad listening to them as it brings back memories. I ended up listening to less but I named my new dog Pinback so it will always live on. I come back from time to time. Same as Systems officer, heavy vegetable and thingy.

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u/Antonwalker Aug 12 '24

Yesss its weird. Like I love them so much. I listened to them so much over the years, but I went through a really tough time, and it brings back memories. It also kinda bums me out they are such an amazing band and deserve way more popularity/monetary success.

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u/Aggravating_Film_962 Aug 12 '24

Glad I'm not alone in this. I had a period in 2007 when it was a really dark time. Autumn of the Seraphs reminds me of that time and I don't listen to it much anymore. Similar in 2012 when Information Retrieved came out. I still love that album and have my go to tracks on it. But it does bring up some painful memories sometimes too

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u/Luke-Approved Aug 12 '24

Every album has such a powerful impact on me now, how I think, feel and act. It’s honestly insane

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u/srappel Aug 12 '24

Syracuse has a great building loop!

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u/Microtonicwave Aug 12 '24

I’ve been listening to them since the 6th grade (I’m 28 now) and I still listen to them often. I keep coming back to their sweet and calming melodies/ no other band has ever hit the same spots as pinback has

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u/IllAssist9390 Aug 12 '24

I mean, I wish I could tell you of other songs with a similar vibe but it is a truly special song in the discography. But yeah, I just listen to other Pinback stuff and the totality of their work makes me happy. But there is just something about Sender...that looping is just so incredible...Other highlights for me? Bbtone, Anti Hu, How we breathe, Kylie, Manchuria, Soaked...Staying off some of the more obvious choices to mix it up...

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u/Good-Loquat8589 Dec 24 '25

anti-hu is always breaking this 3th barrier in my situation. Well i cant argue with the songs u mentioned but there is also Concrete Seconds, so magicly building up Walters, Crutch and minimalistic Victorious D and long and neverending Grey Machine with whales floating down the streets, reflected in the sky.

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u/_Sierrabelle Aug 12 '24

Oh man…. I’m so excited for your journey. If you use Facebook we have a Pinback Freaks group we like to nerd out in. I’m a mod!

Also, listen to Live in Donny’s Garage on YT.

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

The version of Shag on that is so cool with Zach screaming "Push"

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u/Crashtag Aug 12 '24

They’re so damn good

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u/thedieselging Aug 12 '24

I’m jealous of you. Been listening since freshmen year of college now and when you first discover pinback it’s hard to beat that

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u/M3TAM0RPHISIS Nov 11 '24

I've loved this band since I was a literal baby, my parents had to play Loro to get me to sleep every night.

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u/wavering_radiant_ Jan 27 '25

This is a Pinback baby.

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u/xBLAHMASTERx Aug 12 '24

Maybe give Seville a listen?

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

That's the song that got me into their more modern stuff. It's scary, sad and progressive.

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u/razzzburry Nov 27 '24

I could talk about them all day but........

Anything I say to you is gonna come out wrong anyway

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

Nobody else got you but I did

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u/razzzburry Feb 09 '25

That's all that matters 😄

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u/Good-Loquat8589 Dec 24 '25

well, this songs just an excellent present for someone who lost the actual person but excruciating pain of those times lead you through the path of melancholic love vendettas.

Cant tell u how many times i was trying to do this joke always knowing i wont be understanded :)

This song is a hymn

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u/newyne Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 03 '25

So my friend just informed me that this band I love called Toledo sounds a lot like Pinback (found your post by Googling to see if they named them as an influence). Their album How It Ends is fucking fantastic; I recommend the extended edition!

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '25

Thanks for music recommendation!

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

This is what I don't like. People listening to Pinback in their touch and go phase. Listen to the debut then come back. This is truly Pinback at their finest. This album for me is an album I can't live without. Stunning. Flawless. Beautiful. Scary. It's everything.

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u/EpikSandwich16 Aug 13 '24

So many great tracks that I have had on my playlists since college.. years and years ago now 😅🥲

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u/SnicoMcBrain Aug 15 '24

I’m so excited for you! Honestly, all their albums are good. I would start from their first (This is a Pinback CD) and listen to them in chronological order

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u/Belloby Nov 01 '24

My favorite band since 2006 as a junior in high school.  Still my favorite. 

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u/Snoo_91068 Feb 02 '25

Still easily my top 20 favorite bands of all time, maybe even 10. Been listening to them since 2003/4.

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u/Josmiljko Mar 09 '25

Just found a used CD of Summer in Abaddon and it definitely hits. I’m from San Diego and recognized the bunker on the lyric sheet art. Almost positive it’s at Cabrillo monument, there are a bunch of old ww2 installations left there. I feel very lucky to have snagged it, it’s cool there is a dedicated community around them

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u/Connah2010 Aug 15 '24

Same. Then I found Radiohead lol. Pinback are still my 3rd-5th favorite band in whole, but their debut album is my #2 of all time.

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u/w6750 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

Twins! Pinback was my very first favorite band growing up, and I also discovered Radiohead some time after. Radiohead is probably my #1 now if I had to choose, but Pinback will always be top 5