I’m a fairly new convert to the Pinback sound. This is because I have only discovered them, fairly recently. It’s embarrassing to say this, but I heard them on Pandora, last winter on my Radiohead station. So, I guess you could say that we met online. Hehe. I suppose it isn’t that big of a deal to meet online, anymore. Unless it is like, through the Craigslist “casual encounters” or something.

Reasons that Pinback is cool: They are from San Diego. Can’t go wrong, there; They are a true indie band. Even their scheduled 2010 release won’t be on a major label; They have drummer drama, which makes them real people; They don’t follow the stereotypical rock song formula (verse, chorus, verse, bridge, etc..) This makes some of their songs a bit repetitive. But for the most part, it is a refreshing diversion; They have the cool aspect of the Death Cab sound, but without all of the whiny depressing crap.

Click this link, to hear “Blue Harvest.”