The Pin Group - Go To TownNew Zealands Pin Group emerged out of the early 80s Christchurch scene and, with just two stunning singles and one brilliant five song EP, have become an archetype for nearly all indie bands ever since. Ambivalence was not only The Pin Groups hypnotic debut, but also the very first release on Flying Nun. While guitarist Roy Montgomery, bassist Ross Humphries and drummer Peter Stapleton build off each others jittery riffs, Montgomerys uncanny baritone

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it influenced key players responsible for the punk rock movement

and who have refused to see the communal nature of the group & the nonlinear relationship between Tori's composition & the group's playing

' spent 20 weeks in the Indie charts

it establishes an air of menace that hangs over this album like a talisman

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cinematic musical staging for Ghostface's vivid storytelling

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