The Pinx
THE PINX | “ELECTRIC!” EP | S/R | AUG. 14th, 2020
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Fantastic Negrito
Goodbye June
Joyous Wolf
Radio Moscow
Rival Sons
Sloan
The Blue Stones
The Parlor Mob
“I was just straight-up shooting for Hellacopters and Led Zeppelin. I’m a blues guitarist in a rock band.” – Adam McIntyre of The Pinx
Whether or not the above amounts to a confession, Adam McIntyre’s declaration of direction amounts to an intriguing version of the Atlanta-based band’s trademark dueling guitar sound, as last heard on its third album Sisters & Brothers, released in 2019. That record was critically praised, and rightly so, but maybe a few songs on it made too much of an impression for McIntyre’s liking?
“I’m reluctant to ever pick up a slide again,” he says, going on to more colorfully describe how much he really believes that statement. Essentially, this time the duels draw blood. But, instead of reading about it, just listen to “Electric!,” scheduled for release on Aug. 14th.
It’s right there where the sex meets the road. An EP in length only, this thing will wear you out in five quick numbers.
“We deliberately created the most lean, energetic rock guitar fest that Chance (McColl, Lead Guitar and Vocals) and I could muster,” McIntyre says. “Chuck (Wiles, Bass and Backing Vocals) and Cayce (Buttrey, Drums and Backing Vocals) brought the thunder to our lightning and I feel like my singing on this EP puts my best rock foot forward. My solos are some of the favorites I’ve ever recorded, too.”
Comparing the cover art of the single ‘It’s Electric’ to the band’s previous LP, McIntyre offers a perfect analogy: “‘It’s Electric’ is the black leather jacket to the brown leather jacket of Sisters & Brothers.”
Hey, it’s all cow, and McIntyre isn’t disavowing his last record, he might just feel a bit over having his sound pigeonholed. It’s only natural, considering the varied sonic paths he has traveled this year since the onset of the pandemic.
In just the first half of 2020, McIntyre has written and recorded three albums of solo material with varying styles and concepts. He’s a blues guitarist when he’s not in a rock band, too, as the first of these records The Devil Got My Soul! shows. The third, as-yet-unreleased album “will largely be about becoming nobody,” McIntyre recently told hometown paper Creative Loafing, and is “based on Ram Dass’s talks on ego vs. identity vs. the soul.”
Even with all of this seemingly unending solo music-making going on, McIntyre is also in the midst of writing the fourth full-length Pinx album, which will likely be on the horizon soon if the process for “Electric!” is any indication.
“I just sat down and wrote this record with Chance when it came time,” he says. “All the music and lyrics were there within a few weeks. Nobody really told anybody else what to play, everyone knew what to do.”
The EP’s release on Aug. 14th will be preceded by “It’s Electric” on July 17th and a burn-your-fingers-to-the-bone scorcher “Hammer of the Dogs” on July 31st, the obvious Zep reference being something McIntyre is fine with copping to.
“I figured if Greta Van Fleet can so transparently graft Led Zeppelin onto their songs, I should be able to get away with it.”
Just don’t ask this dude to pick up a slide in the near future.
“Electric!” the latest EP by Atlanta-based rock band The Pinx arrives on Aug. 14th, preceded by “It’s Electric” on July 17th and “Hammer of the Dogs” on July 31st.
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“An authentic tribute to classic American rock & roll.”
“Southern-simmered thunder boogie that would make the perfect soundtrack for a dangerously reckless summer.”
“The Pinx put some pop in their power. All that crunch is working in service of a melody that would make Alex Chilton proud.”
“Protest music that channels the spirit of ‘69 into the dialogue of modern America, with an urgency that’s affecting and exhilarating.”
“Pretense is nowhere to be found. It sounds like rock and roll to me.”
“Shameless Southern-simmered, whiskey-soaked rock anthems. Rowdy dueling guitars, and ’70s classic rock ’n’ roll that leaves no choice but to party.”
“Cranked up 70s style rock with infectious, poppy lyrics. Rock and rollers, The Pinx, embody elegance and chaos.”
“The Pinx create a bombastic and rural pop-rock amplitude that shakes the surrounding geography. The record is steeped in high volume churn, pop melodicism and a roughed-up rock belligerence.”
“The whiskey-soaked classic American rockers you’ve been waiting for.”
“Channeling both the memorable riffs of 70s classic rock and the introspective storytelling of that era’s sharpest songwriters.”
“The players can rip, and rip righteously. That’s why we’re psyched that this Atlanta crew are making the proverbial scene.”
“The Pinx play as if they’re opening for a double bill of The Who and Led Zeppelin on a hot summer night in 1969—and they’re determined to upstage the headliners.”
“Serious anthemic energy. ‘Sisters & Brothers’ will help you hold your ground this spring against anything standing in your way.”
“It is the way rock and roll should be heard. Soulful, very ’70s influenced, but still a great contender for this year’s southern rock playlists. ”
“May evoke the ABB while conjuring warlike whoops of the MC5, but from first to final stomp and wail, it’s all Pinx.”
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The Pinx (L-R): Adam McIntyre, Chance McColl, Cayce Buttrey, Charles Wiles. Photo credit: @_rexway. Click for hi-res.
The Pinx (L-R): Cayce Buttrey, Adam McIntyre, Chance McColl, Charles Wiles. Photo credit: @_rexway. Click for hi-res.
The Pinx (L-R): Cayce Buttrey, Adam McIntyre, Chance McColl, Charles Wiles. Photo credit: @_rexway. Click for hi-res.
The Pinx (L-R): Cayce Buttrey, Adam McIntyre, Chance McColl, Charles Wiles. Photo credit: @_rexway. Click for hi-res.
The Pinx (L-R): Adam McIntyre, Chance McColl, Cayce Buttrey, Charles Wiles. Photo credit: @_rexway. Click for hi-res.
“Electric!” EP cover art. Click for hi-res.
“It’s Electric” single cover art. Click for hi-res.
“Hammer of The Dogs” single cover art. Click for hi-res.