Autumn of the Seraphs

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Autumn of the Seraphs
PinbackAOTSCover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
Genre Math rock [1]
Length44:05
Label Touch and Go
Pinback chronology
Nautical Antiques
(2006)
Autumn of the Seraphs
(2007)
Information Retrieved
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Okayplayer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.8/10 [4]
Stylus B+ [5]

Autumn of the Seraphs is the fourth full-length album from the San Diego, California band Pinback. The album was released on September 11, 2007 on Touch and Go Records. The first pressing of Autumn of the Seraphs comes packaged with a limited-edition bonus disc. The bonus disc includes three brand new, unreleased, studio-recorded Pinback songs, two of which come from the Autumn sessions.

Contents

The album artwork was created by Mike Sutfin who has also contributed work for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."From Nothing to Nowhere"3:28
2."Barnes"4:17
3."Good to Sea"3:12
4."How We Breathe"4:07
5."Walters"4:00
6."Subbing for Eden"3:32
7."Devil You Know"3:55
8."Blue Harvest"3:34
9."Torch"4:34
10."Bouquet"5:10
11."Off by 50"4:00
Total length:44:05
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."The Speed of Dub"4:16
Total length:48:21
iTunes digital download bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."The Hatenaughts of Melancholy Wall"5:39
Total length:49:44
Autumn of the Seraphs - Bonus EP
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a Pretty Lady"3:52
2."Kylie"3:59
3."Autumn of the Seraphs"4:16
Total length:12:07

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References

  1. Rachel Bailey (October 16, 2012). "Pinback: Information Retrieved". Paste . Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. Autumn of the Seraphs at AllMusic
  3. Okayplayer review
  4. Pitchfork review
  5. Stylus Magazine review