Initially a blink in the Nineties zeitgeist of Austin music, Living Pins forged a duo between Sixteen Deluxe’s Carrie Clark and Ursa Major’s Pam Peltz. The group now returns after a quarter-century absence with a four-track EP in tow. Over Easter weekend, Clark and Peltz got properly caffeinated and responded to a series of emailed questions.
Living Pins Clark (l) and Peltz
Austin Chronicle: You formed Living Pins in 1996 and the project went dormant not long after, with the apparent sole recording existing on a 1998 Wheatsville Co-op compilation alongside appearances from your primary gigs at the time, Sixteen Deluxe and Ursa Major. There were plans to revive Living Pins in early 2020 that were dashed with the onset of the pandemic. First, what were your thoughts and feelings surrounding the reformation of the group after nearly 25 years and how did it come about?