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Released | October 16, 2012 | |||
Recorded | S.D.R.L. Studios, San Diego, California | |||
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Length | 38:03 | |||
Label | Temporary Residence Ltd. (TRR 179) | |||
Pinback chronology | ||||
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Singles from Information Retrieved | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
A.V. Club | B− [2] |
Alarm Magazine | favorable [3] |
Allmusic | [4] |
Associated Press | favorable [5] |
BBC | favorable [6] |
Consequence of Sound | [7] |
Earbuddy | (7.0/10.0) [8] |
Paste | (8/10) [9] |
Pitchfork | (6.8/10) [10] |
PopMatters | [11] |
Prefix | [12] |
Punknews.org | [13] |
Information Retrieved is the fifth full-length studio album by the San Diego indie rock band Pinback, released on October 16, 2012, through Temporary Residence Ltd. [14]
On August 15, 2012, the album's first single "Proceed to Memory" was made available for streaming on Rolling Stone. [15] The album's second single, "His Phase", was made available for streaming on Pitchfork on September 20, 2012. [16] Eventually, the entire album was made available for streaming for a limited time on Soundcheck. [17]
On October 16, 2012 Information Retrieved and the music video for the album track "Sherman" were simultaneously released. The video was directed by Matt Hoyt and was inspired by the 1962 sci-fi film Planeta Bur. [18]
All tracks are written by Rob Crow and Zach Smith of Pinback
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Proceed to Memory" | 3:51 |
2. | "Glide" | 3:58 |
3. | "Drawstring" | 3:44 |
4. | "Sherman" | 3:36 |
5. | "His Phase" | 3:17 |
6. | "Diminished" | 3:53 |
7. | "True North" | 3:54 |
8. | "A Request" | 3:55 |
9. | "Denslow, You Idiot!" | 2:59 |
10. | "Sediment" | 4:56 |
Total length: | 38:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "CLOAD "Q"" | 4:03 |
Total length: | 42:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Thee Srum Proggitt" | 4:39 |
Total length: | 42:42 |
Information Retrieved album personnel adapted from Allmusic. [19]
Primary musicians (Pinback)
Additional musicians
Production
Album artwork
Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard 200 [20] | 71 |
Billboard Rock Albums [20] | 30 |
Billboard Independent Albums [20] | 16 |
Billboard Alternative Albums [20] | 20 |
Billboard Tastemaker Albums [20] | 19 |
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