Pinback

Pinback's Autumn follows the same blueprint of their work of the past decade: propulsive, baroque rhythmic engines, thick layers of overlapping harmony and melody, and an instinct to sweeten up prog rock virtuosity with elements of saccharine indie pop. Like the last-seasonally themed record, Summer in Abandon, the instrumentation here is a bit more standard (read: drums, not drum machines), but songs like "Barnes" are still vigorously challenging.