| Big Shiny Cars | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pinmonkey |
| Cover: | big shiny cars.jpg |
| Alt: | A sepia-toned photo of the three members of Pinmonkey. The text "Pinmonkey" is present at the top in stylized letters, and the text "Speak No Evil" in the bottom left. |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 44:08 |
| Label: | Back Porch |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Pinmonkey |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
Big Shiny Cars is the third and final album by American country music band Pinmonkey. It was released in 2006 via Back Porch Records. The album contains the single "That Train Don't Run".
The only single off the album was "That Train Don't Run", a cover of Matraca Berg.[1] Also included is a cover of Bruce Robison's "Wrapped". Elizabeth Cook and Rusty Young provide backing vocals on "Coldest Fire in Town".
Country Standard Time writer Jeffrey B. Remz praised the album's country rock sound and Reynolds's lead vocals. He also stated that "They could have mixed it up with more sonic diversity, but at least what they offer is high quality."[2] Writing for Country Weekly, Chris Neal gave the album three out of five stars. He described the band as having "crisp harmonies" and a "bracing country rock sound".[3] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. He praised the band's choices of cover songs and original material, but thought the former resulted in uneven sequencing. He also considered the cover of "That Train Don't Run" inferior to Berg's original in terms of sound.[4]