The Pinheads formed out of what is known as the Leisure Coast, spread out among the northern suburbs of the Illawarra and Wollongong region of Australia. The Pinheads reside within a stylistic purgatory - too weird for punk shows, too free-form for garage rock, too genre-defiant for rock 'n' roll. The sound of The Pinheads is a mosaic of their collective tastes, built on the foundations of their heroes, a work of art in its own right. That's not about to change with the release of their second album, 'Is This Real'. One may find themselves musing in the LP's opening minutes. 'Is This Real' marks a reunion of sorts for the band, after several members took a short sabbatical from The Pinheads, to go explore other musical projects - among them Tropical Strength, Luke Spook and Shining Bird.