Glide Magazine
“Downtown” song premiere
March 2, 2021
“…Laid back, groovy and psychedelic – three descriptors that at one point in time described many Austin bands – the song rambles along with shoegaze vocals and a sly guitar that weaves in and out of the track in a way that almost feels improvised. Though The Living Pins came long before Austin acts like The Black Angels, you can hear a similar, slowly percolating psych-rock sound happening. This is perhaps not surprising, as both acts seem to draw from Austin’s legacy as the birth place of that acid-soaked genre. Sadly, Austin is going the way of yuppies and tech millionaires – and has been for awhile now – but it is refreshing to hear that groups like The Living Pins are keeping the city’s creative spirit alive in their own way.”
Northern Transmissions
“Downtown” video premiere
May 28, 2021
“... we were just trying to capture that rock & roll summer kind of feeling—when you’re wandering around in the city heat with the sunlight on the pavement and you don’t have any money in your pocket, but still, anything is possible. That's 100% Austin, Texas.”