Albums
Nautical Antiques
2006
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2006
By William Bowers
Reviewed September 8, 2006
Subtitled A Selection of Rarities From 1998-2001, this collection of leftovers is characterized by the band's anemic grooves and clockwork beauty.
You know the Bible story about Lazarus? Not the one where he becomes one of the first zombies, but the indecipherable parable that Jesus tells to piss off the Pharisees, about the rich guy who gives the beggar Lazarus his table scraps, and later the rich guy torments in fire while Lazarus goes to an afterlife cafeteria/lounge? Well, see, Pinback are the rich man (hey, their last album title referenced spending a hot season in a biblical-Jerusalem garbage dump synonymous with hell), and Lazarus represents Pinback fans, who will likely be paradisaically/purgatorially happy to feast on these surprisingly substantial scraps.