Pin Me Down
Encyclopedia
Pin Me Down is a pop
/electronica
/rock
side project of guitarist
Russell Lissack
, of the British
band Bloc Party
, and guitarist
/singer Milena Mepris, formerly of the electro-punk band Black Moustache. The band made their live debut as a 5-6 piece in May 2008 in London, supporting Yeasayer
and headlining several of their own shows.
Their first single "Cryptic" appears on the Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5 as track number 5. Kitsuné
also released a remix single of Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" in June 2008, which features remixes by PHONES (producer and remixer Paul Epworth), Jamie Ellis (of Battle) and Russell Lissack, Dave P & Adam Sparkles and Dubka Cazals.
On 22 January 2010, Pin Me Down launched a free download of Time Crisis from their Official website which will feature on the band's debut album due later in 2010.
On 5 March 2010, the band announced the planned release of their eponymous debut for 19 April.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
side project of guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Russell Lissack
Russell Lissack
Russell Dean Lissack is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist of London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. Lissack is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris...
, of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
, and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/singer Milena Mepris, formerly of the electro-punk band Black Moustache. The band made their live debut as a 5-6 piece in May 2008 in London, supporting Yeasayer
Yeasayer
-History:The band's three core members, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder, first came to attention after appearing at the SXSW festival in early 2007. Their first single consisted of a double A-side of the tracks "Sunrise" and "2080"...
and headlining several of their own shows.
Their first single "Cryptic" appears on the Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5 as track number 5. Kitsuné
Kitsuné Music
Kitsuné is a French fashion label and electronic music record label created in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki and the London-based company Åbäke...
also released a remix single of Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" in June 2008, which features remixes by PHONES (producer and remixer Paul Epworth), Jamie Ellis (of Battle) and Russell Lissack, Dave P & Adam Sparkles and Dubka Cazals.
On 22 January 2010, Pin Me Down launched a free download of Time Crisis from their Official website which will feature on the band's debut album due later in 2010.
On 5 March 2010, the band announced the planned release of their eponymous debut for 19 April.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Pin Me Down Pin Me Down (album) Pin Me Down is the first studio album by British-American duo Pin Me Down.- Track listing :-External links:* *...
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