"Reassuring Pinches" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released as the first single from her ninth studio album, Other (2017).
[1] The song marks the first of two collaborations on Other between bandmates Sean McGhee and John Garden who joined Moyet on her 2013-2014 tour, The Minutes and Seconds.
In a review of Other, Fortitude magazine described the song as "a sinister creature with a glitching heartbeat that is shaped by brooding synth arpeggios", also noting Moyet's "robust vocal performance" and Sigsworth's "intricate precision and dynamic musicality".
[2] Louder Than War stated: ""Reassuring Pinches" has a cold almost freezing feel surrounded in chilling triads and some nearly out of control synth squeaks and screeches.
[4] SLUG Magazine wrote: "After an epic build-up, wild electronica punctuates "Reassuring Pinches" menacingly.