Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)

Pins and Needles
Studio album by The Birthday Massacre
Released	September 14, 2010
Recorded	Dire Studios Toronto, Canada & 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 EP (2011)
Singles from Pins and Needles
"In the Dark" Released: September 7, 2010

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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]

Track listing^[2][3]

All tracks written and performed by Chibi, Rainbow, Michael Falcore, OE

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

Personnel

• The band:
  • Chibi - Vocals
  • Rainbow - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming, Vocals
  • Michael Falcore - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming
  • O.E. - Bass, 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
• Revie 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 | Reuters	Peak position
Deutsche Alternative Charts	1
Billboard Billboard 200[5]	152
Billboard Top Heatseekers[6]	6
Billboard Independent Albums	34
German Newcomer Chart[7]	7

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

1. "The Birthday Massacre’s IN THE DARK video debuts!".
2. "Metropolis Mail-Order // Pins And Needles". Metropolis-Mail Order. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. "Amazon.com: Pins And Needles: The Birthday Massacre". Amazon. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
4. "Billboard.com ChateDate 2010/ 10 /02". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
5. Birthday Massacre makes the Billboard Top 200
6. Pins And Needles Previously on the Charts
7. http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/newcomer-charts-hanauer-band-feiert-besten-neueinstieg.html

External links

• The Birthday Massacre Official Site