" Ackermann wrote much of the album in his apartment, alone with a drum machine, and the feeling of close quarters remains in moments such as "Execution" and "I Know I've Done Bad Things," both of which still feel insular even as the guitars go into the red. Equally raw and sleek, Pinned is one of the band's most cohesive albums - even if change is a constant in A Place to Bury Strangers' world, so is the quality of their music".