Apr 13, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Manchester, England trio PINS are releasing a new album, Hot Slick, on May 29 via the band’s own Haus of Pins label. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Ghosting,” which surprisingly has a bit of a Chemical Brothers vibe in the middle. The song features Nathan Saoudi from Fat White Family on additional keys. More

Apr 03, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Manchester, England trio PINS are releasing a new album, Hot Slick, on May 29 via the band’s own Haus of Pins label. Now they have shared another song from the album, “After Hours.” Listen below. More

Mar 09, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Manchester, England trio PINS have announced a new album, Hot Slick, and shared a new song from it, “Ponytail.” More

Feb 14, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Manchester, England trio PINS haven’t released an album in five years, since 2015’s sophomore release, Wild Nights, but now they are back with a new song “Hot Slick.” More

Aug 14, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Iggy Pop is releasing a new album, Free, on September 6 via Loma Vista. Previously he shared the album’s second single, “James Bond,” which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now the song has a video that also features Faith Vern of the British band PINS. More

Jul 30, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Iggy Pop is releasing a new album, Free, on September 6 via Loma Vista. Previously he shared its first single, short title track “Free.” Now he has shared the album’s second single, “James Bond.” More

Jun 21, 2016 By Michael Wojtas

Back on Record Store Day, Manchester’s PINS released the 10-inch single “Trouble.” Today, we’re premiering a video for the B-side “I’ll Get Mine” and sharing a remix of “Trouble.” More

Apr 15, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Following the release of their second album Wild Nights, Manchester five-piece PINS have shared a new video for track “Trouble.” More

Nov 17, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, has announced the second round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2016 (its 30th year). The list is a little short on big names, but a huge part of SXSW is discovering new artists. More

Sep 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

PINS’ recent sophomore album, Wild Nights, is out via Bella Union. Now the British all-girl band have released a video for “Dazed By You.” The video consists of Super-8 footage of their recent North American tour. More

Jun 09, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

PINS’ new sophomore album, Wild Nights, came out this week via Bella Union (read our review of it here). Now the British all-girl band have released a video for relaxed track “Everyone Says.” More

Mar 04, 2015 By Trevor Flynn

The all-female band PINS have announced that their sophomore album, Wild Nights, will be released on June 9 via Bella Union. Also, the album’s first single, “Too Little Too Late,” will be available as a 7-inch single on March 30 and the band has released a video for the song, which can be watched below. More

Feb 02, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

UK four-piece PINS have premiered a brand new video teasing their forthcoming sophomore album. More

Oct 15, 2014 By Laura Studarus

PINS’ new video for Girls Like Us cut “Come Back” features the trials and tribulations of a backstage PA. More

Nov 30, 2013 By Laura Studarus

This weekend, Utrecht, Netherlands is hosting the Le Guess Who? Festival. We sent writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. Check out her gallery of photos featuring Douglas Dare, Pins, Scout Niblett, DM Stith, and Emily Wells, More

Apr 15, 2020 By Mark Redfern

We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? More

Mar 19, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We begin this recap of SXSW 2014 with a classic caveat: It’s not you, it’s me. Really. More

Mar 13, 2014 By Paul Bridgewater

There’s a pleasing raucousness in Manchester all-female four-piece PINS that many will miss on their first listen of Girls Like Us, their self-produced debut release, recorded in just a single week. More

Dec 03, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Saturday proved to be one of the most fruitful days of Le Guess Who? festival, boasting both a full slate of afternoon of Le Mini Who activities and an evening’s worth of entertainment. Among the standouts: Douglas Dare, PINS, Scout Niblett, DM Stith, and Emily Wells. More