Pin Me Down were a pop/

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of guitarist Russell Lissack, of the British band

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, and guitarist/singer Milena Mepris. The band was managed by

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, who had previously worked with Mepris in Ptak's project Artificial Joy. The band made their live debut as a 5–6 piece in May 2008 in London, supporting Yeasayer. Their first single "Cryptic" appears on ''Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5'' as track number 5. Kitsuné also released a remix single of Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" in June 2008, which included remixes by

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, James Ellis, Lissack himself, and others.

Pin Me Down (album)

On 19 July 2010, the band released their self-titled debut studio album. The album was produced by

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, who previously played drums with Mepris and manager Ptak's band Artificial Joy. The track "Time Crisis" had previously been released on the band's website at the beginning of the year. Robert Cooke, writing for

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gave the album a negative review of 3 out of 10, saying that the production was a letdown, and "...fundamentally, the songs just aren't great".

Track listing

Singles

*"Cryptic" (2008) *"Time Crisis" (2010) *"Treasure Hunter" (2010)

External links

Pin Me Down
on Myspace
Interview with Russell Lissack about Pin Me Down
– ''

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References

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