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Pin Me Down

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Pin Me Down
OriginNew York City, United States; London, England
GenresPop, electronica, rock
Years active2007–2010
LabelAnimalized
Past membersRussell Lissack
Milena Mepris
Alex Elena

Pin Me Down were a pop/electronica/rock side project of guitarist Russell Lissack, of the British band Bloc Party, and guitarist/singer Milena Mepris.[1] The band was managed by Robt Ptak, who had previously worked with Mepris in Ptak's project Artificial Joy.[citation needed] The band made their live debut as a 5–6 piece in May 2008 in London, supporting Yeasayer.

Pin Me Down (album)

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Pin Me Down
Studio album by
Pin Me Down
Released19 April 2010
GenresIndie rock, alternative dance
Length39:20
LabelAnimalized Music
ProducersAlex Elena
Executive Producer – Robt Ptak
Co producer – Renee Frisch Ptak
Singles from Pin Me Down
  1. "Cryptic"
  2. "Time Crisis"

On 19 July 2010, the band released their self-titled debut studio album. The album was produced by Alex Elena, who previously played drums with Mepris and manager Ptak's band Artificial Joy. The track "Time Crisis" had previously been released on the band's website at the beginning of the year.[2]

Robert Cooke, writing for Drowned in Sound gave the album a negative review of 3 out of 10, saying that the production was a letdown, and "...fundamentally, the songs just aren't great".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pin Me Down.

No.TitleLength
1."Cryptic"3:51
2."Treasure Hunter"4:06
3."Boy Who Cried Wolf"3:10
4."Ticking"4:05
5."Oh My Goddess"3:03
6."Pretty in Pink"3:18
7."Curious"4:34
8."Time Crisis"3:01
9."Meet the Selkirks"2:42
10."Everything Is Sacred"3:22
11."Fight Song"4:03

Singles

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  • "Cryptic" (2008)
  • "Time Crisis" (2010)
  • "Treasure Hunter" (2010)
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References

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  1. "Bloc Party side-project Pin Me Down to release debut album". NME. 5 March 2010.
  2. "Bloc Party Guitarist Revives Side Project". Digital Spy. 2010.
  3. Cooke, Robert (14 April 2010). "Pin Me Down". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.