Information Retrieved

Information Retrieved is the fifth full-length studio album by the San Diego indie rock band Pinback, released on October 16, 2012, through Temporary Residence Ltd.^[14]

Information Retrieved
Studio album by Pinback
Released	October 16, 2012
Recorded	S.D.R.L. Studios, San Diego, California
Genre	Indie rock experimental rock progressive rock math rock
Length	38:03
Label	Temporary Residence Ltd. (TRR 179)
Pinback chronology
Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) Information Retrieved (2012)
Singles from Information Retrieved
"Proceed to Memory" Released: August 15, 2012 "Sherman" Released: August 16, 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
A.V. Club	B−[2]
Alarm Magazine	favorable[3]
Allmusic	[4]
Associated Press	favorable[5]
BBC	favorable[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
Earbuddy	(7.0/10.0)[8]
Paste	(8/10)[9]
Pitchfork	(6.8/10)[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Prefix	[12]
Punknews.org	[13]

Background

On August 15, 2012, the album's first single "Proceed to Memory" was made available for streaming on Rolling Stone.^[15] The album's second single, "His Phase", was made available for streaming on Pitchfork on September 20, 2012.^[16] Eventually, the entire album was made available for streaming for a limited time on Soundcheck.^[17]

On October 16, 2012 Information Retrieved and the music video for the album track "Sherman" were simultaneously released. The video was directed by Matt Hoyt and was inspired by the 1962 sci-fi film Planeta Bur.^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Proceed to Memory"	3:51
2.	"Glide"	3:58
3.	"Drawstring"	3:44
4.	"Sherman"	3:36
5.	"His Phase"	3:17
6.	"Diminished"	3:53
7.	"True North"	3:54
8.	"A Request"	3:55
9.	"Denslow, You Idiot!"	2:59
10.	"Sediment"	4:56
Total length:		38:03

All tracks are written by Rob Crow and Zach Smith of Pinback.

iTunes digital download bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"CLOAD "Q""	4:03
Total length:		42:06

Amazon.com digital download bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Thee Srum Proggitt"	4:39
Total length:		42:42

Personnel

Information Retrieved album personnel adapted from Allmusic.^[19]

Primary musicians (Pinback)

• Rob Crow – Art Conception, Collage, Drum Programming, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Engineer, Vocals, composer
• Zach Smith – Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Engineer, Percussion, Vocals, composer

Additional musicians

• Anton Patzner – Violin
• Lewis Patzner – Cello
• Chris Prescott – Drums

Production

• Ben Moore – Remixing
• Roger Seibel – Mastering

Album artwork

• Daniel Danger – Illustrations
• Jeremy DeVine – Layout
• Matt Hoyt – Photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[20]	71
Billboard Rock Albums[20]	30
Billboard Independent Albums[20]	16
Billboard Alternative Albums[20]	20
Billboard Tastemaker Albums[20]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21]	177