Everyone has a tendency to take consistency for granted. Like the average sunny day in Southern Californ-i-a day, Pinback have produced record after record of mightily addictive indie pop since their creation in the late 1990s.
On one hand, their fifth album, Information Retrieved, is what can be described as the logical and accessible realization of a sound Pinback have been developing and refining for over a decade. However, that consistency that has been taken for granted is what makes Information Retrieved such a euphoric surprise; their finest and most fully realized album, a dozen years deep into a career that includes bona fide modern classics like ‘Good To Sea’ and ‘Summer In Abaddon’. Simply put, this is far better than anyone could have expected. Ever.
It’s the most complete and soulful Pinback album by a anyone’s expectations, and the finest moment in the career of a band whose unfettered brilliance we’ve come to count on, but will never again take for granted.
The record has been announced to be released on the 12th November.
Catch the band live at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London on December 13th, 2012.
