News

We are excited and happy to announce our participation in Medimex 2024 with a showcase on June 20th
"[...] met with genuine applause." Our live opening set for Christian Death in Milano (Sat May 26th) has been reviewed in the live report by Indie For Bunnies"

Reviews

"One of the year's rare gems"
Record Collector (UK)
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"Masterclass in charging electronica templates with a rare human soul."
Electronic Sound (UK)
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"[...] A mystical album, which in the dark waters of its somber sounds wants to reveal something that shines, […]”
Rumore (IT)
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"An album that skillfully employs dream pop as its foundation, upon which it scatters brief sparks of unforgettable shoegaze charm, supported by a subtle electronic gesture."
Rockerilla (IT)
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"The trip-hop genre, often associated with their music, now is enriched with velvety waves reminiscent of The Cure and 4AD memories, dreamy and magnetic dream pop vaults, all while maintaining the warmth of electronic elements that avoid any icy detachment.[…] What truly stands out is the exceptional quality of their songs.
Buscadero (IT)
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"[...] yes, I'm going to make the Portishead comparison but that is by no means the whole story."
Listen with Monger (UK)
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[...] I did find myself thinking about Kate Bush on a couple of occasions here too, and on this occasion for the sheer emotional impact of the vocals rather than any strict similarities in vocal style or the specific style of the music. To some extent one can say that both Pinhdar and Kate Bush explore a dream pop oriented type of music [...]
Progressor.net (UK)
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"It’s the final line of the circle that the Milanese duo has traced on the ‘surface of the water,’ but above all on the skin of the listener, once again stirring emotions with an absolutely successful work."
Ondarock (IT)
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[…] Elegance foremost, memorable instrumental textures engaged in a give-and-take relationship with the voice, which in turn is treated as an instrument to experiment with and play.
[…] A complete and mature album, to be listened to immediately.”
Rockit.it (IT)
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"[…] To fully savour the velvety epic of the new album released by PINHDAR, one must consciously lose oneself in the disillusioned intricacies of a work that rises (even now) above the average and confirms, if there was ever any doubt, all the distinctive qualities that have made our Italian group internationally appealing. [...]
Indie For Bunnies (IT)
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"Pinhdar’s trip-hop carries a silky echo of early Archive, a mainstream charm that, in a slightly more grandiose, affected, and operatic version, recalls the most accessible tracks of Portishead."
SunBurnsOut (FR)
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"What is truly remarkable is that, despite not having a single track resembling the previous or the next, the perception of stylistic cohesion manages to emerge with unprecedented strength in an asphyxiating landscape like that of the so-called dream-pop or the forgotten trip-hop. Even though both definitions risk diverting from coining a new genre, that we could call 'Pindaric'"
TomTomRock (IT)
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