Soundtrack to my week — "Got to keep your mind on somewhere else" edition

I finally got the new Pinback Monday evening. I've had it on a loop since then (with the new Radiohead and Tegan and Sara tossed in for variety). I like it a lot. But then again, I'm kind of unhealthily obsessed with that band and I'm not sure if they could disappoint me.

It was interesting being out west. I think Pinback's probably much more popular on the west coast (they're from San Diego) — and especially within surfing circles — than they are here. I heard their music and saw their videos in surf shops in Honolulu. That's fairly unheard-of here.

Anyhoo, this song — "Good to Sea" — has particularly been stuck in my head all week.

Check out this video. Good stuff, though the embedding code is unavailable or else I'd just put it here.

Here's the song sans video:

New Pinback!

Surly yet groovy. <3<3<3. Yeah, I just typed that.

I don't geek out about a lot of stuff, but Pinback is something that always makes me giddy. Like Futurama and anything Will Wright does.

So big ups to my homey Fritz, who called my attention to this, a new digital Pinback single. Warning: Clicking that link will hijack your browser and resize it, but it'll be sooo worth it.

I think the album drops (yeah, bitches, drops!!!) Sept. 11.