- Band Name: PINS
- Record Label: Bella Union
- Release Date: Sep 30, 2013
- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Manchester indie pop quartet was self-produced.
- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Sep 25, 201380Inarticulate, perhaps, but indubitably exciting. [Oct 2013, p.72]
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Sep 27, 201380It's not a perfect record in any sense (the occasional lyrical couplet falls awkwardly), but within such punk atmospheres, flaws perversely become strengths.
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Sep 25, 201375The record is everything you’d expect from a PINS debut, with a little bit extra tacked on. Mostly, it’s a belligerent beast, boasting bravado and a torrent of guitar swarms.
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Sep 25, 201370It’s gripping, and we suspect the follow-up will be truly special.
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Sep 25, 201370Overall, this is an album full of promise, poise and brio.
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Oct 16, 201360They retain enough of their own identity to sound fresh. [Nov 2013, p.114]
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