The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the 1974 film
Dark Star (played by
Dan O'Bannon). Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the band's early works. The band's debut album,
Pinback, was released on October 12, 1999, through
Ace Fu Records. A European version, released the same year through
Cutty Shark Records, included two additional tracks. In 2004, Pinback signed to
Touch and Go Records. They released their third album,
Summer in Abaddon, later that year. In 2006, the band released a collection of rarities, entitled
Nautical Antiques. Pinback's fourth full-length album,
Autumn of the Seraphs, was released on September 11, 2007. They appeared live in a nationally broadcast interview and played a couple of songs on NPR's
Talk of the Nation on October 8, 2007. On April 1, 2009, Pinback announced they were working on a new album that would be released by
Temporary Residence Ltd. Their fifth studio album,
Information Retrieved, was released October 16, 2012. On August 15, 2012, Pinback released the song "Proceed to Memory" from
Information Retrieved free to play through
RollingStone.com. Smith and Crow have been the band's two consistent members. They are typically joined by drummer
Chris Prescott; Tom Zinser and
Mario Rubalcaba have previously contributed drums. Other past members of the Pinback live band include: Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitashi. ==Discography==