Armistead Burwell Smith IV (Absiv, Zach Smith) and Rob
Crow form the heart of this amazing indie band from San Diego. The duo has created their tapestry of noise led by the unique
bass playing of
Zach and deep layers of vocal harmonies. The duo have had many live players throughout the years and have recently adopted more laptop backing tracks toward the end of their tenure. These two brilliant gentlemen have created lush songs by combining
bass and guitars with pianos and various synths and a barrage of harmonizing. Their first albums (self-titled, Some Voices ep) had mostly drum machine programming and many samples from the film "Dark
Star" from where the band derived their
name, Pinback. From 1999-2015, the group released
five full length alumbs (self titled, Blue Screen Life, Summer in Abbadon, Autumn of the Seraphs, Information Retrieved), various eps (Some Voices, Offcell, Nautical Antiques), special tour release CDs (Live in
Donny's Garage, 2001 tour ep, Arrive Having Eaten, Too Many Shadows) and a variety of other singles and b-sides. The band called it quits in
May of 2015.
Other bands associated with Pinback:
Zach - Neighborhood Watch, Three Mile Pilot, Systems Officer (aka SO)
Rob - Creedle, Thingy, Physics, Heavy Vegetable, Remote Action Sequence Project, Fantasy Mission Force, Optiganally Yours, Rob
Crow solo, Other Men, The Ladies, Goblin Cock, and various guest vocalizations with Sleeping
People, Drive Like Jehu, Team Sleep, Zach Hill and the Holy Smokes
