Pinkish Black

Pinkish Black is an American experimental rock band formed shortly after the suicide of Tommy Atkins, past bassist of the predecessor, The Great Tyrant. The musical duo of Daron Beck and Jon Teague includes drums and synthesizer/keyboard only. On May 5, 2012, their debut self-titled album was released. Their second album was released September 17, 2013.

Pinkish Black
Pinkish Black at Roadburn Festival 2017
Background information
OriginFort Worth, Texas
GenresExperimental rock, psychedelic rock, drone, gothic rock, electronica
Years active2010-present
LabelsCentury Media Records, Handmade Birds, Relapse Records
Associated actsMaxine's Radiator, The Pointy Shoe Factory, The Great Tyrant, Thorazine Dreams, The Meat Helmets, YETI, Rock Lottery 10, The Cock-Outs, Mazinga Phaser
Website
MembersDaron Beck
Jon Teague

Formation (2010)

On February 23, 2010, The Great Tyrant bassist, Tommy Atkins killed himself in a bathroom.[1] The remaining members, Daron Beck on keyboards and vocals and Jon Teague on drums and synths, continued on as Pinkish Black.

Self-titled debut (2011-2012)

The band had been signed from the Dada Drumming record label to Handmade Birds. Here, they spent a great deal of time recording and mixing the music for their upcoming debut. On May 5, 2012, the self-titled LP was released.

Century Media & Relapse Records (2012-Present)

Beck and Teague were signed to Century Media Records on November 12, 2012.[2] The new LP Razed to the Ground was released on September 17, 2013.[3] On December 4, 2014, Relapse Records announced that they had signed the band, and that the label would be releasing both Pinkish Black's third full-length and the final works of Pinkish Black predecessors The Great Tyrant (entitled The Trouble With Being Born).[4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2012: Pinkish Black (Handmade Birds)
  • 2013: Razed to the Ground (Century Media)
  • 2015: Bottom of the Morning (Relapse Records)
  • 2019: Concept Unification (Relapse Records)
  • 2020: Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams (Ayler Records)[5]

References
  1. http://www.fwweekly.com/2010/03/03/tommy-atkins-1974-2010/
  2. http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=12168&IdCompany=2
  3. http://www.stereogum.com/1431741/pinkish-black-kites-and-vultures-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/#comments
  4. http://www.relapse.com/label/news/pinkish-black-sign-to-relapse-records-set-to-enter-studio.html
  5. Pinkish Black/Yells at Eels, Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams. Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, August 2020, Issue 220, page 20 - retrieved 4 August 2020.
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