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Pinback

Information Retrieved

Album No.6 from the California indie pop band led by Zach Smith and Rob Crow, their first release in five years

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Temporary Residence
UK Release date
19/11/2012
US Release date
16/10/2012
  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    A downbeat delight
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Delivers plenty of the gloomy/sunny/plaintive/happy pop that has made them one of the more instantly recognizable bands in the indie landscape
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  3. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Sounds confident and deliberate, a consummate release from two deft musicians who’ve made every note count
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  4. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Achieves an interesting balance between showcasing Pinback’s unique take on classic indie rock and offering something that’s immediately familiar
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  5. 7.0 |   DIY

    While it may be an album with a fairly prescribed pattern, it's one that is done so well and embellished so cutely, that it leaves you feeling an enormous sense of contentment
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  6. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    For an album of such wide-open sounds and ideas, Information Retrieved has a true knack for living in, and succeeding on, the smallest of details
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  7. 7.0 |   The Fly

    Newfound self-assurance adding warmth to their melodic nous: sweet and soulful
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  8. 6.9 |   AltSounds

    While Pinback's latest effort isn't particularly poor, it's nothing to suggest they're exploring uncharted, original territory
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  9. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    There's something inherently nostalgic about Information Retrieved delivering exactly what you'd expect
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  10. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    Even at its coolest, Pinback’s music has never felt cold. Information Retrieved, though, rarely rises above lukewarm
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  11. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    This album doesn’t do enough to sound much more than merely pleasant
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  12. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It is not often that you hope a band will stop playing to their strengths, but Information Retrieved leaves Pinback needing to do something unpredictable
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  13. 4.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Even the most ardent of fans may find themselves somewhat irked to be given essentially the same album, from the same band for the fourth time
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  14. 3.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Every listen to Pinback’s latest record is so forgettable due to its insistence on treading familiar ground track after track that you may as well have never heard it at all
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