Pins And Needles

Combining their interests in various musical and artistic styles, the The Birthday Massacre creates a captivating hybrid of 80's electronica and aggressive guitars, curiously fused with cinematically dark melodic progressions. With the new album entitled Pins And Needles, The Birthday Massacre further refines the unique sound explored on the bands highly acclaimed previous albums: Walking With Strangers, Violet, and the classic debut Nothing and Nowhere. From the opening notes of the lead off track “In The Dark” to the closing chimes of “Secret”, it is evident that Pins And Needles is The Birthday Massacre at its collective best. The interplay of driving guitar and rhythm sections, the captivating vocals, and atmospheric keyboards envelop listener. With Pins And Needles, The Birthday Massacre once again lead us down the rabbit hole, and once again invite us the explore the magical wonderland it has created.

Their fourth album, Pins and Needles finds the Birthday Massacre evolving their sound, pushing their synth rock into bigger and more atmospheric directions with the help of some slick production and a more refined approach to songwriting.

Any number of today’s modern professionals could benefit from owning Pins and Needles, the fourth album by young Canadian gothics the Birthday Massacre...

The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles review: They're not creepy sounding anymore… who cares.