Pullman is an acoustic quintet featuring Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Brokeback), Bundy K. Brown (Tortoise, Directions In Music), Chris Brokaw (Come, Codeine), Curtis Harvey (Rex), and Tim Barnes (The Tower Recordings). Dave Pajo (Slint, Tortoise) also plays on the debut album. They share a common desire to explore instrumental acoustic music.