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Ah, the cycle of the seasons. Pinback know it well. The duo of Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell "Zach" Smith IV returns September 11, 2007 with Autumn of the Seraphs, the follow-up to their 2004 Touch and Go debut Summer in Abaddon, and fourth full-length proper overall. Does this mean we can look forward to the next Pinback release bearing a wintry Biblical title circa 2010?

Produced by the band, Seraphs collects 11 samplings of the angelically-sung, see-saw pop we've come to expect from these gentlemen. Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Black Heart Procession) and Chris Prescott (No Knife) split drumming duties on the new disc as well, while Mike Sutfin did the artwork. And it's Touch and Go's 300th release! Congrats, guys!

Pinback have designs on taking Autumn on the road in, you guessed it, autumn.

Rob Crow, meanwhile, has been Living Well, helming his Robcore label, and eating healthy with his former Heavy Vegetable buds as Other Men. Robcore released Other Men's debut, Wake Up Swimming, a couple months back. The imprint promises a new disc from Crow's Goblin Cock, titled Come With Me If You Want to Live, in the near future, as well as releases from Optiganally Yours and Aspects of Physics.

Zach Smith has not yet started a Zachcore label, but he is reportedly working on new material under the recently revived Three Mile Pilot guise.

Autumn of the Seraphs:

01 From Nothing to Nowhere
02 Barnes
03 Good to Sea
04 How We Breathe
05 Walters
06 Subbing for Eden
07 Devil You Know
08 Blue Harvest
09 Torch
10 Bouquet
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