Nautical Antiques (Remastered) Pinback

• 1 Messenger 03:56
• 2 Versailles 03:33
• 3 Anti-Hu 04:30
• 4 Byzantine 03:42
• 5 Water Run 04:09
• 6 Avignon 03:06
• 7 Seville (Demo) 02:49
• 8 Concrete Seconds (Demo) 04:00
• 9 Clemenceau 05:01
• 10 Avignon (Full Band Version) 02:52
• 11 Messenger (Full Band Version) 02:46
• Total Runtime 40:24

Info for Nautical Antiques (Remastered)

NAUTICAL ANTIQUES showcases the classic Pinback sound through unheard outtakes: delicate and lush harmonies, ethereal guitar work and ardently crafted arrangements. This 11-track collection features previously unreleased b-sides, outtakes and rarities.

"By the time the busy bass, crude guitars and scrappy co-vox have time to sink in, you’ll let the drawbacks slide off the edge of your leather sofa. Pinback’s Summer in Abaddon _wasn’t quite up to snuff, but _Nautical Almanacs _reminds us why we fell in love with the San Diegans in the first place. But hey, I’m a fan. This collection holds _faaaar less for the casual consumer. Don’t buy this until after you’ve bought a bag, a clue and the first two Pinback albums." (drownedinsound.com)

"Instead of releasing a proper follow-up to 2004's indie rock hit Summer in Abaddon, San Diego's Pinback peruse their earlier catalog for a solid collection of B-sides, outtakes, and rarities entitled Nautical Antiques. For fans who have already shelled out the extra cash for some of their European-only tracks or for those who have heard these songs in concert, Nautical Antiques is a perfect reflection of Pinback's growing presence in the ever-changing indie rock circle. The listener won't even notice its scattered track listing either, for Pinback has never existed in one particular space and time. From the Ace Fu Internet download and the full-band version of "Messenger" to other unreleased tracks such as the melancholic "Water Run," "Avignon," and the "Concrete Seconds" demo, Nautical Antiques holds steady just as much as any proper album would. The limited-edition This Is a Pinback CD, which appeared on Cuttyshark in the States in 2000, didn't include the lilting piano measures of "Versailles" or the raw acoustic guitars of "Byzantine." Lucky for fans, Nautical Antiques has 'em, on top of the now out-of-print Penelope EP. Not only is Nautical Antiques a solid filler between albums and a great slide show of years past, but it comes off like a brand-new Pinback record." (MacKenzie Wilson, AMG)

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The partnership of Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow is at the heart of some of the most complex, postmodern indie pop happening on the West Coast. In the first few days of 1998, Smith (of San Diego-based Three Mile Pilot) and Crow (of Thingy and Heavy Vegetable) formed a part-time recording project under the name Pinback.

Pinback made their Touch & Go debut in fall 2004 with Summer in Abaddon, which saw the band members continue slowly to push themselves a bit further with complex song structures while maintaining their indie pop sensibilities. Two years later, the band issued Nautical Antiques, a collection of rarities and B-sides spanning from 1998 to 2001. Their second album for Touch & Go, Autumn of the Seraphs, followed in 2007. Though it would be five years before Pinback followed up, their 2012 album, Information Retrieved, found them easily settling into their melodic groove.

This album contains no booklet.