Name: Summer In Abaddon
Brand: Pinback

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tg237cd

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Limited edition

Release date

2005-06-14

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Pinback

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Alternative / Modern

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Touch and Go

Pinback is an indie rock band hailing from San Diego, California. Formed in 1998 by Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, the duo brings together their talents as singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists to create captivating music.
Their unique sound has garnered them a dedicated following over the years. Drawing inspiration from various genres, Pinback's music combines intricate melodies with heartfelt lyrics, resulting in a truly immersive listening experience.
If you enjoy the sounds of The American Analog Set, Built To Spill, or Broken Social Scene, then Pinback is sure to be right up your alley. With influences ranging from indie rock to post-rock and beyond, their music appeals to a wide range of musical tastes.

Touch And Go Records was started in Lansing, Michigan, by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson in 1981 as an outgrowth of Touch And Go Zine, a fanzine the duo published. Their intent was to document their local hardcore punk scene.

Necros bassist Corey Rusk hooked up with Tesco to help run the label soon after it started and assumed full control after Vee moved to Washington, DC, in 1983. In 1987, Rusk moved the label to Chicago, Illinois, where the label still resides.

Over the years, Touch And Go has issued records by influential bands like *The Jesus Lizard*, *Slint*, *Shellac*, and *Big Black*. However, in 2008, Rusk announced that the label would be cutting back on its activity and ending its distribution services due to the economic climate of the times.

Hailing from San Diego, Pinback is a band comprised of two principal players: Armistead Burwell Smith IV (Zach) and Rob Crow. Pinback started as a part-time endeavor back in 1998, when Zach's band 3 Mile Pilot went on an extended hiatus and Rob found time away from his other musical interests (mainly Thingy and Heavy Vegetable). After recording their self-titled debut in 1999, Pinback became a fully realized project. The next few years saw an increase in Pinback activity. Between record releases, Pinback toured as a full band, hitting points across North America and Europe.

The next chapter in their story began on October 12, 2004, when Pinback's debut record for Touch and Go was released. Summer In Abaddon was recorded by the duo in Zach's home studio over the course of 2003, and truly captured Pinback's essence. Songs are buoyant and lively at times, melancholy and dark at others, and always resonate with an underlying intensity. Between two musicians, Pinback lays out beautiful melodies that are deceptively complex, layering sounds and instruments upon one another and trading contrasting vocal parts with ease.

Summer In Abaddon

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