Pins and Needles is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band The Birthday Massacre. The album was released on September 14, 2010. The first single and video from the album, "In the Dark," premiered on September 7, 2010, directed and edited by M.Falcore and Rodrigo Gudiño of Rue Morgue.
Track listing
All tracks written and performed by Chibi, Rainbow, Michael Falcore, O.E..
Personnel The band: Chibi - lead vocals Rainbow - rhythm guitar, synth/percussion programming, backing vocals Michael Falcore - lead guitar, synth/percussion programming O.E. - bass, backing vocals Rhim - drums Owen - keyboards Rainbow and M. Falcore - producing and recording Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and Rainbow - mixing Dave "Rave" Ogilvie - mix engineer Brock McFarlane - assistant mix engineer Noah Mintz - mastering Kevin James Maher - programming and editing Mixed At: Mushroom Studios (Vancouver, Canada) & Dire Studios (Toronto, Canada) Mastered At: Lacquer Channel Design Artwork: Vincent Marcone, Cole Sullivan, James Furlong, Natalie Shau
Reviews Allmusic link Review Rinse Repeat link Sputnikmusic link Musicfolio.com link Absolutepunknet (69%) link
Charts On the issue date of September 23, 2010, Pins And Needles debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number 152 on the Top 200 chart. It stayed on the Heatseekers chart for 3 weeks.
Chart PeakpositionDeutsche Alternative Charts1German Newcomer Chart7US Billboard 200152US Top Heatseekers[ Pins And Needles Previously on the Charts]6US Independent Albums 34
Notes
Album artwork was created by illustrator and director Vincent Marcone of Johnny Hollow and MyPetSkeleton.com.
The Album was recorded in a basement studio in Dundas, Ontario, hometown of Rainbow and M.Falcore.
References
External links The Birthday Massacre Official Site