Pinback

here i was, surfing mog idly whilst basking in the new Autumn of the Seraphs, when i noticed it: nothing. barely anything that suggests mog love to the Pinback extended family. really? sweet jesus. holy christ almighty. mother of god. this must be rectified pronto. i do not doubt mog digs Pinback et. al. (the first mogger i have ever met is a fan of theirs) and it's just no one's talking. for all i know, true Pinback fans are sworn to secrecy and i am the wuss breaking... MORE

I love when I time things just right and upon walking in the door of a venue to see a concert I am greeted with the band taking the stage within minutes of my arrival. This was the case when I went to see San Diego’s Pinback and Glasgow, Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit. Just as my friend and I were getting our first beer and trying to figure out where we were going to set up camp for the show, Frightened Rabbit took the stage. I must admit I had little interest in seeing F... MORE

Pinback “Autumn Seraphs” 
By Roxy S. 
4 out of 10 Lets face it. These days, time is scant. In between dealing with days that end in “Y” or that don’t start with “S,” we hardly find the time to kick back, put up our feet, pop open a cold can of soda, and read a review. Now that you have, however, I might as well make it worth your time and that can of soda by cutting to the chase about my take on the SoCal band Pinback, whose album “Autumn Seraphs” is due mid-September. A... MORE

what a fun last couple of weeks. to quickly wrap up i saw _lez zeppelin,_ an all-female _led zeppelin_ tribute band. i won the tickets from the local college radio station and wasn't really sure what i was in for. needless to say, steph paynes _was_ jimmy page. holy shit, i was screaming like a little girl, and the bassist melted my face (john paul jones would be proud). then last wednesday, _scout niblett_ and _st. vincent._ scout was exactly how i pictured her. powe... MORE

It's been a while since I've heard nice hooks like this. They remind me a bit of XTC. (I wonder if there's an Andy Partridge influence here...) If you appreciate good songcraft, this is a definitely a band to follow. If the ideas here are good now, then it's worth keeping an ear pressed to their future work.

This seductively brilliant rock band from San Diego has been making genre-defying, innovative music since the late 90s. Their new CD “Autumn of the Seraphs” is the most musically satisfying and complete album I’ve heard all year, by far. While all the members are clearly masters of their instruments, I must single out the drummers (two fellas played on the CD) because a snare drum has never sounded better, crisper or more emphatic. Add the soulful, hypnotic and slightly me... MORE

A new Pinback album is always good news. Next week the new album, Autumn Of The Seraphs, is out. Meanwhile, check out the opening track.

I know it's early, but this song caught my ear already. You'll understand why when you hear it. The drums drive the guitar melody right into your psyche. The rounding vocals are unrelenting in the chorus, begging: Don't do this man. There's another one off behind Breaking down the door without Warning. The vocals compliment the guitar riff and follow blindly at the risk of being too....infectious.

When I first signed on to MOG, all of 11 weeks ago, I spent a little while getting used to being a mute. As I soon found out it would take awhile for other MOGgers to come around to my brand of BullShit that at times seems to roll endlessly off of my finger tips. I know there were a couple of posts I made in my beginnings in which I just babbled on in a sort of stream of consciousness style rant because it appeared that no one was going to read the damn thing anyway and of... MORE

Pinback has announced a new album after a three year break from the studio. Autumn of the Seraphs will be released via Touch and Go and will be accompanied by an extensive tour, according to a statement from the group's publicist. Pinback are the indie rock sweethearts of San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV (also known as Zach Smith) and Rob Crow. Autumn of the Seraphs is set ... MORE

Hi folks If any of yer are interested, The Corpo have been invited out on tour with Pinback this November, across Europe. Huzzah! Full dates at www.thedudleycorporation.com VG

Pinback - "From Nothing to Nowhere" Pinback - "From Nothing to Nowhere"

This is pretty cool for me. (and for you) Both of the releases I bought today came with a bonus disc. How can you go wrong with that? Here is one of the three additional songs that were released on Pinback's Autumn of the Seraphs bonus disc. Enjoy!