Since the early 2000's, the band Hinkley has been floating somewhere above the Upstate New York outpost that is Rochester, NY, sending down its own brand of cracked Americana music. Blending its influences like Spaklehorse and The Band, The War On Drugs and Wilco, with Indie-Rock Shoegaze bliss drones and walls of fuzz & rumble, they create an idiosyncratic beauty that's not afraid to bare its bruises. Front man Will Veeder's vision and vulnerable vocals are filtered thru the greasy lens made up of veteran string benders Jona Toll on bass & John Depuy on guitar. All anchored by the swing & clatter of percussionist Charles Leport. Despite accomplishmemts that includ a live set aired on the PBS program OnStage (2008) and having songs featured in independent movies Adam Imitating Art (2015 Raindance film festival selection) and Smoking Laws (2006 Eggworks production), Hinkley's back catolog of 4 LPs and 3 EPs is largely an untapped artery waiting to be discovered. Having slogged through the haunted ballrooms Hinkley has finally arrived at the post everything now, with their latest release “Purblind”. This 12 song statement twists and turns, in true Hinkley form, and champions Hinkley’s mantra that musical beauty can still be both subtle and fierce. Purblind is an emotional ride and a bipolar vibe.