"Timeless ballads full of explosive dynamics, strange instrumentation and ethereal harmonies." - Paste Magazine
"On its first step out of the gate, Piñataland has proven itself an incredible musical force. Songs for the Forgotten Future Vol. 1 is nothing less than a masterpiece." - Delusions of Adequacy
"Eclectic...fascinating" - The New Yorker
"The surprise is how melodiously their antique-garde music pulls off the absurdly ambitious historical concept." - The Village Voice
"Lyrically rooted in the bohemian rags of Tom Waits and musically as expansive and lush as any Jon Brion production." - Sponic
"An artsy blend of ornate chamber-pop orchestration and the woozy ambience of early Tom Waits...a remarkable musical and lyrical depth...adventurous listeners will find them fascinating." - Amplifier/All Music Guide
"Refreshingly original...Piñataland's penchant for historical perspective seems to know no bounds...the yearning folksy strum and woozy twang propel it beyond the realm of a tuneful history lesson. In their hands, it becomes a stirring meditation on the definably human theme of promises broken, of being fucked over by uncontrollable forces. That it's done to a searingly lonesome country-inflected twang, augmented by strings, tuba, piano and all manner of vintage instrumentation, is almost besides the point." - Splendid Magazine
"Amazing and varied work...nothing less than inspired." - Shredding Paper Magazine
A startling alchemy of strange-but-true history, haunting instrumentation, and sterling songwriting, Piñataland have become experts at conjuring the sad strangeness of history to life with violin, tuba, accordion, guitar and drums. The band's music, lurching from the epic and grandiose to the aching and elegiac, evokes some never-existing strain of pre-WWII chamber-rock.
They have performed in the dark underground of the historic Atlantic Avenue Subway Tunnel (underneath Atlantic Avenue and Court Streets in Brooklyn); on a loading dock at the New York Times Building (where they were celebrating - uninvited - the 5th anniversary of the Time's switch to color printing); the American Museum of Natural History's Margaret Mead Film Festival (in honor of onetime museum resident Ota Benga); the Thomas Edison Historic Site (where they demonstrated wax cylinder recording), and, of course, their two favorite islands - Coney and Riker's.
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HUMANWINE: Fighting Naked Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Escape & Lacerations Defiance, Ohio: The Things We Won't Let Settle but Let Set Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Grey DeLisle: Joanna PJ Harvey: Daddy Dandelion Junk Queens: Das Lied Von Der Moldou Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning Piñataland: Velocity Peculiar Pretzelmen: Gypsy Chant Sophe Lux: Sophia Song Hail Seizures: Cellar Matteah B.. Bird of Prey Leonard Cohen: Last Year's Man Starhead: Solomon Song Dex Romweber Duo: Polish Wedding Song Hunter Robertson: Ol' Virginee Abandon Ship!: Limestone Spirits
The Doors: Alabama Song Starhead: War Damn Eagle Agent Ribbons: Chelsea, Let's Go Join the Circus Leonard Cohen: Take this Longing Adrian H & the Wounds: She Won't Leave Me Alone (the Bug Song) HUMANWINE: Rivolta Silenziosa! Abandon Ship!: Good Morning (Sali's Song) 127: Tico Tico Melora Creager: Girl Lunar Explorer Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Nina Nastasia: We Never Talked Blackbird Raum: A Rat in my Dream Dukes of Stratosphear: You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel) Larkin Grimm: Ride that Cyclone Defiance, Ohio: Anxious and Worrying Dandelion Junk Queens: (Dancing at a) Predators Ball Louvin Brothers: I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby Neko Case: Hold On, Hold On Piñataland: Ashland Dexter Romweber Duo: Camilia's Gone Peculiar Pretzelmen: Asbinthe Hail Seizures: Murder of Crows Sixteen Horsepower: Sinnerman Regina Spektor: Better Kepi Ghoulie: Tornado Love Billy Bragg: A New England
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The Filthy Whores: Cigarettes and Magazines Oval Portraits: Mother Please Abney Park: Virus Luminescent Orchestrii: Dreaming in Turkish Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band: Take These Hands and Throw Them in the River Cult with No Name: Feels So Good Leon Redbone: Christmas Island Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Merry Christmas Good Bye & Good Luck Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: No Room Regina Spektor: Fidelity Jim Ether: Good Morning Jessica Squeeze-bot: Behind Blue Eyes Katzenjammer Kabarett: Once Eliot, turned ugly in his lover's bed Miss Moonshine: Stile Nacht Piñataland: Dreams of the New Mary Bone Orchard: Pretty Polly The Doors: The Soft Parade Los Paradidiers: Shoot the Moon The Tossers: No Loot No Booze No Fun Earth: An Inquest Concerning Teeth Be Good Tanyas: Oh Susanna Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Lonely One
Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Crowns Make Pigs A.K.A.C.O.D.: Happiness The Dad Horse Experience: Too Close to Heaven Baby Gramps: Teddy Bears' Picnic Piñataland: El Niño Those Poor Bastards: A Curse OldBoy: Death Sons of Perdition: Psalm of Nod ghostfire: Ghostways of Paris Abney Park: Breathe Christian Williams: Born Again What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: The Gospel of Beauty Katzenjammer Kabarett: Sunlight Sanatorium Joe Buck Yourself: Devil is on His Way Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band: Bella Ciao Bakelite 78: Ballad of the Parson's Boy Peanut Albinos: Cartiheyna Black Tape for a Blue Girl: Overwhelmed Beneath Me Veronique Chevalier/Polka Haunt Us: Kalkajaka Polka Janis Siegel: Bel Mir Bist du Schon Luminescent Orchestrii: La Tarde Cult with No Name: She B.C. Squeeze-bot: Behind Blues Eyes Lonesome Wyatt & the Holy Sppoks: Ballerina's Twirl Ghost Witch: Too Far Gone Blackmore's Night: Streets of London Lux Interna: Distance Marie-Josee Houle: Cruelle Poetesse The Doors: Alabama Song Tarantella: Dark Horse
Lux Interna: Fallen Death's Head Hearth: Wolf Age, Axe Age Cult with No Name: Golden Brown Gillian Welch: Caleb Meyer Alessandro Moreschi: Ave Maria Marie-Josee Houle: Cruelle Poetesse The Magnificent Seven: Dancing with the Devil Franco & Tpok Jazz: Mujinga Monads: Evil Donkey C. Strøm: They Named It Cheyenne ghostfire: Ghostways of Paris DeVotchKa: Curse Your Little Heart Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Mon Petite Bete Noire Miss Moonshine: It's Only a Paper Moon Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band: Mad Squirrel March o'death: Adelitu Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Penny Ballad Tres Chicas: Am I too Blue What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: April Pearl Zen Hussies: Kecker-Rocker Katzenjammer Kabarett: Nothing But His Chad Parks & the Near Death Experience: Happy Wanderer The Scarring Party: No More Room Nathan Wade & the Dark Pioneers: All You Shadows Botanica: How Kokusyoku Sumire: Tomodachi Polka Larkin Grimm: Anger in Your Liver Veronique Chevalier/Polka Haunt Us: Vampire Surprise Peanut Albinos: Eleanora Piñataland: Dream of the New Mary Eric Dahlman: Geystliche Gesank Buchleyn Tom Baxendale: Her Ghost Unwoman: Compliance Jonathan Richman: I'm So Confused The Dad Horse Experience: Gates of Heaven Squeeze-bot: What Was Bone Orchard: Silver Dollar Luminescent Orchestrii: Nasty Tasty
Luminescent Orchestrii: Neptune's Daughter Juan Prophet Organization: Factory Peculiar Pretzelmen: 6 Volt Car Cult with No Name: and Those Same Mistakes... Marie MacGillis & the Model Millionaires: Goodnight My Love Antic Clay: Red Grass, Black Pasture Veronique Chevalier: Vampire Surprise Black Heart Procession: Outside the Glass Those Poor Bastards: Curse Fire on Fire: Flight Song Sons of Perdition: Psalm of Nod Erin Jordan & the Whiskey Romance: Corpus Christi Zen Hussies: The Whiplash Waltz Bad Luck City: Suspect Hunter Robertson: Crawdad Hole Unextraordinary Gentlemen: Dirty Old Silver Ghostwitch: Too Far Gone Curtis Eller's American Circus: Taking Up Serpents Again Marie-Josee Houle: That Off-Key Blonde Reverend Elvis & Undead Syncopators: Dead Before You Died Kiss: Beth Amoree Lovell: Lament of the Designated Driver Dead Can Dance: Rakim Grey DeLisle: The Jewel of Abilene Katzenjammer Kabarett: Sunlight Sanatorium Piñataland: The Ballad of Johnny Banvard Bone Orchard: Dancing with the Ghost of William Bonney What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: Fruitless Larkin Grimm: Parplar Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Bone Slag Lux Interna: Fallen Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Champagne Days Squeeze-bot: I Mean You Sleepy Eyes Nelson: The Visit
Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: On The Red Tree Hill Pinebox Serenade: The Plains Peculiar Pretzelmen: Gone to Jericho Slackeye Slim: Just As Soon As I Wound This Man Bone Orchard: Dancing with the Ghost of William Bonney Piñataland: The Fall of Sam Patch Sterilize Stereo: Mary's Doll Katzenjammer Kabarett: Hidden & Sick What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: The Fog Voodoo Organist: Fool Sons of Perdition: Psalm of Nod Christian Williams: Flood C. Strøm: Auld Lang Syne Erin Jordan & the Whiskey Romance: Unemployed on Monday Those Poor Bastards: Curse Hunter Robertson: Crawdad Hole Life Toward Twilight: Edison's Frankenstein Gothic Archies: Dreary, Dreary ECPE: Breathe In, Breathe Out Squeeze-bot: Well You Needn't Lonesome Wyatt & the Holy Sppoks: Ballerina's Twirl This Bike is a Pipe Bomb: This is What I Want Cult with No Name: Down the Line Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Bone Slag Blood Meridian: Good Lover Marie-Josee Houle: Shallow Breathing Bad Luck City: Suffer the Day Larkin Grimm: Blond & Golden Johns Lux Interna: Into Nothing (blackwatersong) Damn Laser Vampires: Graveyard Polka Circus Contraption: Down to the Devil You Go Dresden Dolls: Coin Operated Boy Blanche: Do You Trust Me? Sleepy Eyes Nelson: The Visit Unextraordinary Gentlemen: Frozen Mood Zen Hussies: Tread Gently
Neko Case: Deep Red Bells Reverend Horton Heat: In Your Wildest Dreams Boca Chica:Beasts Marco Fernandez: Apple Gone Sour Zen Hussies: Kecker-Rocker The Dad Horse Experience: Gates of Heaven Squeeze-bot: Between the Bars Reverend Glasseye: Blood o' Lambs What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: March of the Hares Vandals: Rico Midge Crickett: The Menstrosity Katzenjammer Kabarett: Hidden & Sick Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Revenge of the Rats James Gang: Hoofer Warren Jackson Hearne & the Merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers: Tales of the Bathroom Battles Toucan Pirates: The Pirate's Hornpipe Herman Gauche: Careful with that Shovel, Slim! Plaid Tongued Devils: Wait Voltaire: Out of Reach Bad Luck City: Accident Buddy Nutt: Day Ten Wovenhand: Horsetail C. Strøm: A Wearied Bum Come Hiking Abney Park: The Secret Life of Dr Calgori Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Bel Mir Bist du Schon Grandma Men: Blotion Cassettes: Sway Along Hunter Robertson: Ol' Virginee Peculiar Pretzelmen: Undertaker Piñataland: The Settlers Before you Die...: Silver Fish Sassparilla: Mountain Song Melora Creager: Warbots Unextraordinary Gentlemen: Chaser The Scarring Party: Left Hand Tied Larkin Grimm: Blond & Golden Johns Jeff Zentner: The Serpent King Lobster Quadrille: The Crystal Spring Bone Orchard: Snakeoil Salesman Marie-Josee Houle: That Off Key Blonde Jo Gabriel: Firefly Pinebox Serenade: Darkness Falls Scarlet Room: The Machine Creech Holler: Plague of Frogs Erin Jordan & the Whiskey Romance: Jane Lux Interna: Distance
Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Bel Mir Bist du Schon Neko Case: Hold On, Hold On Pinebox Serenade: The Plains Belly: Stay Slackeye Slim: Just As Soon As I Wound This Man Dillard Chandler: Little Mathie Groves Sons of Perdition: Psalm of Nod Dock Boggs: Cumberland Gap Hannah Fury: No Man Alive Marco Fernandez: Dear Mr Landlord Carl Stalling Project: Putty Tat Trouble Part 6 Bad Luck City: Stealth Piñataland: Ashland Tom Waits: Day After Tomorrow Erin Jordan & the Whiskey Romance: Corpus Christi Larkin Grimm: Blond & Golden Johns Peculiar Pretzelmen: New York Girls Hunter Robertson: Banjo Medley Damn Laser Vampires: Graveyard Polka Zen Hussies: Runaway Rich Kid Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie: Wabash Cannonball Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Bone Slag Marie-Josee Houle: Cruelle Poetesse New Lost City Ramblers: Shady Grove Smoldering Ashes: Shenfinity Cult with No Name: Flying Ant Day Squeeze-bot: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Unextraordinary Gentlemen: Frozen Mood Lupus Nensen & the Congregation: Grace Ghost Witch: Too Far Gone C. Strøm: Assailing Whea You Go Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Green Shirt Lux Interna: Fallen Those Poor Bastards: Curse Buddy Nutt: Day Ten R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders: My Gal Sal Antic Clay: Red Grass, Black Pasture What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: Mark of the Horses
