Pin Me Down

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Pin Me Down
OriginNew York City, United States; London, England
GenresPop, electronica, rock
Years active2007–2010
LabelsAnimalized
Associated actsBloc Party, Robt Ptak, Ash, The Bastard Kings of Rock
Past membersRussell Lissack
Milena Mepris

Pin Me Down were a pop/electronica/rock side project of guitarist Russell Lissack, of the British band Bloc Party, and guitarist/singer Milena Mepris.[1] The band was managed by Robt Ptak, who had previously worked with Mepris in Ptak's project Artificial Joy.[citation needed] The band made their live debut as a 5–6 piece in May 2008 in London, supporting Yeasayer.

Their first single "Cryptic" appears on Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5 as track number 5. Kitsuné also released a remix single of Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" in June 2008, which included remixes by Paul Epworth, James Ellis, Lissack himself, and others.

Pin Me Down (album)[]

Pin Me Down
Studio album by
Pin Me Down
Released19 April 2010
GenreIndie rock, alternative dance
Length39:20
LabelAnimalized Music
Producer
Executive Producer – Robt Ptak
Co producer – Renee Frisch Ptak
Singles from Pin Me Down
  1. "Cryptic"
  2. "Time Crisis"

On 19 July 2010, the band released their self-titled debut studio album. The album was produced by , who previously played drums with Mepris and manager Ptak's band Artificial Joy. The track "Time Crisis" had previously been released on the band's website at the beginning of the year.[2]

Robert Cooke, writing for Drowned in Sound gave the album a negative review of 3 out of 10, saying that the production was a letdown, and "...fundamentally, the songs just aren't great".[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Pin Me Down.

No.TitleLength
1."Cryptic"3:51
2."Treasure Hunter"4:06
3."Boy Who Cried Wolf"3:10
4."Ticking"4:05
5."Oh My Goddess"3:03
6."Pretty in Pink"3:18
7."Curious"4:34
8."Time Crisis"3:01
9."Meet the Selkirks"2:42
10."Everything Is Sacred"3:22
11."Fight Song"4:03

Singles[]

  • "Cryptic" (2008)
  • "Time Crisis" (2010)
  • "Treasure Hunter" (2010)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bloc Party side-project Pin Me Down to release debut album". NME. 5 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Bloc Party Guitarist Revives Side Project". DigitalSpy. 2010.
  3. ^ Cooke, Robert (14 April 2010). "Pin Me Down". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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