Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California, currently signed to Touch and Go Records . The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi–instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV (also known as Zach Smith) and Rob Crow. The band has 2 drummers that switch off and on, Chris Prescott, and Tom Zinser. Other members of Pinback past and present are: Terrin Durfey, Eric Hoversten, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thideau, Gabriel Voiles, MC, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitachi.

The band's moniker is a reference to a character in the film Dark Star (played by Dan O'Bannon, who also co–wrote the film), directed by John Carpenter. Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the band's early works.