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Also Read Our COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In Interview with Them
Apr 15, 2020
By Mark Redfern
Manchester, England’s PINS have covered Joy Division’s “Isolation” and we have the premiere of it. The cover comes with a video featuring PINS’ members having video chats with each other and others and the track also features the band Yellow Brain. The premiere accompanies a new interview with PINS as part of our COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In series. More
Hot Slick Due Out May 29 via Haus of Pins
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
Hot Slick Due Out May 29 via Haus of Pins
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
Hot Slick Due Out May 29 via Haus of Pins
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
Single Out Now via Haus of Pins
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
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
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
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
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
Plus Hear a Remix of the Single “Trouble”
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
Wild Nights Out Now On Bella Union
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
Mercury Rev, Gwenno, Petite Noir, Cullen Omori, Autre Ne Veut, Chad Valley, Girls Names, PINS, and More on List
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
Wild Nights Out Now Via Bella Union
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
Wild Nights Out Now Via Bella Union
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
Wild Nights Due June 9 Via Bella Union; European Tour with Sleater-Kinney
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
Follow-Up to Girls Like Us
Feb 02, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
UK four-piece PINS have premiered a brand new video teasing their forthcoming sophomore album. More
Band Currently at Work on New Material
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
Interviews
Feb 16, 2021
By Andy Von Pip
When Manchester, England-based band PINS’ original rhythm section decided to move on it left founding members Faith Vern and Lois MacDonald (plus Kyoko Swan) with a conundrum in terms of how to move things forwards. More
“Whenever anything damages the economy like this, art is always the first thing to go.” – Faith Vern
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
Reviews
Jul 21, 2020
By Andy Von Pip
Manchester’s PINS return with their third album, Hot Slick, their first full release since 2015’s Wild Nights. It’s an album that lives up to its name as they take their post-punk sound, hurtle it across the dance floor, infuse it with a neon-noir shimmer, and produce their most consistent collection of songs to date. More
Jun 08, 2015
By Dan Lucas
The Jesus and Mary Chain meets Led Zeppelin meets Beach House. Post-punk feminist Weezer. Best Coast with a personality. When it comes to describing PINS, a vast array of comparisons can crop up, but far from being derivative, such an amalgamation of influences results in a band that sounds very little like any of their peers. More
SXSW 2014 Recap: White Sea, Alexander von Mehren, God Help the Girl, and 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
Girls Like Us
Bella Union
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
Le Guess Who? Day Three: Douglas Dare, Pins, Scout Niblett, DM Stith, and Emily Wells
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
