Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)

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.^[1]

Pins and Needles
Studio album by The Birthday Massacre
Released	September 14, 2010
Recorded	Dire Studios Toronto, Ontario; The Basement Dundas, Ontario
Genre	Electronic rock, gothic rock, new wave, alternative rock
Length	41:57
Label	Metropolis Records
Producer	Rainbow and M. Falcore
The Birthday Massacre chronology
Show and Tell (2009/2010) Pins and Needles (2010) Imaginary Monsters (2011)
Singles from Pins and Needles
"In the Dark" Released: September 7, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating

Track listing

All tracks written and performed by Chibi, Rainbow, Michael Falcore, O.E..^[2][3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Dark"	3:42
2.	"Always"	4:11
3.	"Pale"	3:58
4.	"Control"	3:20
5.	"Shallow Grave"	3:47
6.	"Sideways"	3:25
7.	"Midnight"	3:43
8.	"Pins and Needles"	4:19
9.	"Two Hearts"	3:20
10.	"Sleepwalking"	3:49
11.	"Secret"	4:23
Total length:		39:57

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^[4] and number 152 on the Top 200 chart. It stayed on the Heatseekers chart for 3 weeks.

Chart	Peak position
Deutsche Alternative Charts	1
German Newcomer Chart[5]	7
US Billboard 200[6]	152
US Top Heatseekers[7]	6
US 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.