Pinned (album)

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Pinned
Pinned (APTBS) Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
A Place to Bury Strangers
ReleasedMarch 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
Length38:17
LabelDead Oceans
A Place to Bury Strangers chronology
Transfixiation
(2015) 		Pinned
(2018) 		Re-Pinned
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.9/10[2]
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Clash7/10[5]
Crack Magazine4/10[6]
Drowned in Sound4/10[7]
Exclaim!6/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[9]
Pitchfork5.3/10[10]
Under the Radar7.5/10[11]

Pinned is the fifth studio album by American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. It was released on April 13, 2018 under Dead Oceans.[12]

Release[]

On January 31, 2018, the band announced the release of the album, alongside the first single "Never Coming Back".[13] On March 1, 2018, the band released a music video for the next single "There's Only One of Us Left".[14] It was directed by Elizabeth Skadden. The third single "Frustrated Operator" was released on April 11, 2018.[15]

Tour[]

The band announced a world tour in support of the album from March 2018 to June 2018.[16]

Critical reception[]

Pinned was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release 61 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.[1]

Accolades[]

Accolades for Pinned
Publication Accolade Rank
ABC News ABC News 50 Best Albums of 2018 46[17]

Track listing[]

Pinned track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Never Coming Back"5:14
2."Execution"2:10
3."There's Only One of Us"3:17
4."Situations Changes"5:08
5."Too Tough to Kill"2:07
6."Frustrated Operator"2:28
7."Look Me in the Eye"1:51
8."Was It Electric"3:46
9."I Know I've Done Bad Things"4:43
10."Act Your Age"1:58
11."Attitude"2:28
12."Keep Moving On"3:07

Charts[]

Chart performance for Pinned
Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 31
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21] 14

Personnel[]

  • Miles Johnson – art direction
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Ebru Yildiz – photography

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Teckel, Dmitry (May 2, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Kotz, Theo. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Takru, Radhika (April 17, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Blenkarn, Matthew (April 9, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Lilly, Evan (April 7, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers' Pinned is a cacophony of confused ideas". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Geffen, Sasha (April 13, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Wyatt, Stephen (April 11, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Murray, Robin (January 31, 2018). "A Place To Bury Strangers Announce New Album 'Pinned'". Clash. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Slingerland, Calum (January 31, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Unveil 'Pinned' Album, Share New Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  14. ^ Roberts, Christopher (March 1, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers New Single". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Roberts, Christopher (April 11, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Share Video for New Song "Frustrated Operator"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  16. ^ Roberts, Christopher (January 31, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for "Never Coming Back"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  17. ^ Raible, Allan (December 24, 2018). "Best Albums of 2018". ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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