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Oct 17, 2012Even though Information Retrieved is an excellent album, it won't do a whole lot to win over anyone who has already decided that Pinback isn't for them. For everyone else, the album 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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Dec 17, 2012Even 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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Q MagazineDec 11, 2012More depth, and a few metaphorical tidal waves, wouldn't go amiss. [Jan 2013, p.109]
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Kerrang!Dec 10, 2012Another quiet triumph, then, exclusively on their own terms. [17 Nov 2012, p.55]
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Dec 7, 2012The change becomes Pinback rather well, with newfound self-assurance adding warmth to their melodic nous: sweet and soulful.
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MagnetDec 4, 2012Familiar moves all, by two musicians with whom familiarity breeds contentment.[No. 93, p.57]
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Nov 16, 2012While 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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Nov 16, 2012Californian duo's first LP for five years is a downbeat delight.
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Nov 14, 2012Information Retrieved achieves an interesting balance between showcasing Pinback's unique take on classic indie rock and offering something that's immediately familiar, something with the air of an old acquaintance.
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Nov 5, 2012A lot of the time, this album doesn't do enough to sound much more than merely pleasant.
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Oct 30, 2012Information Received is expertly manicured but never manufactured.
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Oct 22, 2012Information Retrieved's value lies in its stark denial of what fashionable indie rock is these days; it's an admirable and frustrating time warp to the days when Sunny Day Real Estate were cutting edge.
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Alternative PressOct 19, 2012The highs are higher, the lows are lower and what resonates in the middle is a frontrunner for one of the best summer-transitions-into-fall records that you'll hear in a long, long time. [Nov 2012, p.94]
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Oct 18, 2012For 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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Oct 18, 2012All Information Retrieved provides is leaking creative inertia.
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Oct 17, 2012From start to finish, Information Retrieved sounds confident and deliberate, a consummate release from two deft musicians who've made every note count.
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Oct 17, 2012Even at its coolest, Pinback's music has never felt cold. Information Retrieved, though, rarely rises above lukewarm.
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Oct 17, 2012[Listening to the album is like] a reunion with an old friend, but not necessarily a close one. For half an hour, you think "why don't we do this more often?" until it ends and you remember how frustrating they can be.
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