Wild Nights
The UK foursome Pins run their own label, book their own small tours, and have opened for Sleater-Kinney, Babes in Toyland, and others. But on their pedestrian and hesitant second album, they fail to match their industriousness with music that reflects their standing.
Album two sees PINS exploring the influences that make up their sound, realising who they are, and bloody-mindedly driving the point home.
Having established their post-punk bona fides on Girls Like Us, PINS give their music more nuance and color on Wild Nights.
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 infl
Review of PINS new album 'Wild Nights' out June 9th via Bella Union. The lead track from the LP is "Young Girls."
Pins’ second album retains the druggy, droney indie sound of their debut, but sharpens and shines it all up a notch