Atlanta, Georgia-based ROCK band (all-caps for a reason!) The Pinx are gearing up to release their third album Sisters & Brothers on April 12th. The album follows-up 2016’s Freedom, which PASTE called “an authentic tribute to classic American rock and roll.”
The basic tracks for this new collection of songs (save for the closing 42-second lock groove comprised solely of the soothing sounds of its namesake) were recorded live in the studio, including band leader Adam McIntyre’s insistent vocals. The dueling Allman Brothers-esque guitar leads of McIntyre and Chance McColl happen to sound particularly majestic in this setting. The current lineup of The Pinx is fleshed out by Charles Wiles on bass and Cayce Buttrey on drums.
The result of the chemistry that exists between the band members is a legit combination of their styles that McIntyre placed at the helm. The songs here are undeniably melodic and hummable, but it’s as if you’re tapping along while careening towards a brick wall. Sisters & Brothers embodies elegance within chaos. Magic has been mentioned often in discussing Sisters & Brothers, and it’s apparent when listening to the album that not only has McIntyre learned to let others wear some hats with great results, he’s also continuing to work pretty damn hard to pull some rabbits out of the ones he’s got left.
Today Glide is excited to premiere “Mercy!”, one of the standout tracks on the new album. The song is a raucous rock and roll anthem that screams party time. The band mixes cranked up 70s style rock with infectious, poppy lyrics, and there is plenty of wild and rowdy guitar shredding that is sure to satisfy the jammers. Ultimately, the song is the kind of soaring rocker that would get any crowd in any venue dancing.
Band leader Adam McIntyre shares the story behind the song:
“I was somewhere out of town about to play a show, talking to someone, when a lady slapped my ass. I’ve worked in enough restaurants where that kind of thing was rampant, so I just kind of turned my head while I kept talking and watched as this lady turned ghost white when she realized she’d slapped a stranger on the ass, not her husband. She apologized later.”
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Sisters & Brothers arrives on April 12th. For more music and info visit thepinxrock.com.
Photo credit: Chris McKay
