Pinned

Pinned
Studio album by A Place to Bury Strangers
Released	March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
Length	38:17
Label	Dead Oceans
A Place to Bury Strangers chronology
Transfixiation (2015) Pinned (2018) Re-Pinned (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.9/10[1]
Metacritic	68/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Crack Magazine	4/10[5]
Drowned in Sound	4/10[6]
Exclaim!	6/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit	6/10[8]
Pitchfork	5.3/10[9]
Under the Radar	7.5/10[10]

Pinned is the fifth studio album by American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. It was released on April 13, 2018 under Dead Oceans.^[11]

Release

On January 31, 2018, the band announced the release of the album, alongside the first single "Never Coming Back".^[12] On March 1, 2018 the band released a music video directed by Elizabeth Skadden for the next single, "There's Only One of Us".^[13] The third single "Frustrated Operator" was released on April 11, 2018.^[14]

Tour

The band announced a world tour in support of the album from March 2018 to June 2018.^[15]

Critical reception

Pinned was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews.^[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release 61 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.^[16]

Accolades

Accolades for Pinned

Publication	Accolade	Rank
ABC News	ABC News 50 Best Albums of 2018	46[17]

Track listing

Pinned track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Coming Back"	5:14
2.	"Execution"	2:10
3.	"There's Only One of Us"	3:17
4.	"Situations Changes"	5:08
5.	"Too Tough to Kill"	2:07
6.	"Frustrated Operator"	2:28
7.	"Look Me in the Eye"	1:51
8.	"Was It Electric"	3:46
9.	"I Know I've Done Bad Things"	4:43
10.	"Act Your Age"	1:58
11.	"Attitude"	2:28
12.	"Keep Moving On"	3:07

Charts

Chart performance for Pinned

Chart (2018)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18]	48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19]	14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]	31
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21]	14

Personnel

• Miles Johnson – art direction
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Ebru Yildiz – photography

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
3. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. Teckel, Dmitry (May 2, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
5. Kotz, Theo. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
6. Takru, Radhika (April 17, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
7. Blenkarn, Matthew (April 9, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
8. Lilly, Evan (April 7, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers' Pinned is a cacophony of confused ideas". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
9. Geffen, Sasha (April 13, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
10. Wyatt, Stephen (April 11, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
11. Murray, Robin (January 31, 2018). "A Place To Bury Strangers Announce New Album 'Pinned'". Clash. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
12. Slingerland, Calum (January 31, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Unveil 'Pinned' Album, Share New Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
13. Roberts, Christopher (March 1, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers New Single". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
14. Roberts, Christopher (April 11, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Share Video for New Song "Frustrated Operator"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
15. Roberts, Christopher (January 31, 2018). "A Place to Bury Strangers Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for "Never Coming Back"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
16. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
17. Raible, Allan (December 24, 2018). "Best Albums of 2018". ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
18. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
19. "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
20. "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
21. "A Place to Bury Strangers Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.