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About The Shins
From Wikipedia: The Shins are a musical group on Sub Pop records comprising singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound is commonly described as indie rock, drawing on several musical genres including pop, alternative and folk. The Shins are based in Portland, Oregon. [more]
From The Band's Website: The Shins began as a side project for singer/songwriter James Mercer, whose primary band was Flake Music in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mercer formed Flake Music in 1992 with Marty Crandall on bass, Jesse Sandoval on drums and guitarist Neal Langford. During the next five years they released several singles, a full-length, and got their first taste of touring thanks to buddies like Modest Mouse. [more]
Shins Discography – Albums and Singles
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Wincing The Night Away (2007)emusic Amazon Pitchfork Rating: 7.0 Pitchfork Review Pitchfork Interview – 1/2/2007 Listen for FREE on Rhapsody From Amazon.com: Indie-rock's hardest-working slackers finally release their third album, on which they've made the clear transition from bedroom-pop to stadium-rock without losing everything that makes them great. Those soaring vocals that sound like the unholiest collision of the Cure and Simon and Garfunkel, the nimble pop hooks that are never overused, those lyrics that are as self-deprecating and razor sharp as they are playful--dude, it's all still here. Relax, you can still swoon. [more] Track Listing
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Phantom Limb (single) (2007)emusic Amazon Listen for FREE on Rhapsody From Amazon.com: The Shins' new album Wincing the Night Away is easily one of the most long-in-coming, highly anticipated albums of 2007. "Phantom Limb" is the first single, while both b-sides are exclusive to this release. A drastically different version of "Spilt Needles" appears on Wincing the Night Away. [more] Track Listing
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Fighting In A Sack (single) (2004)emusic Amazon Listen for FREE on Rhapsody From Amazon.com: Taken from the band's 2003 album Chutes Too Narrow, the title track is backed with three non-album tracks: "Baby Boomerang", "New Slang" (live at the Knitting Factory, LA Feb. 2003) & "So Says I" (video). [more] Track Listing
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Chutes Too Narrow (2003)emusic Amazon Pitchfork Rating: 8.3 Pitchfork Review Pitchfork Interview – 3/1/2004 Listen for FREE on Rhapsody From Amazon.com: The Shins' sophomore album is a joy from start to finish, though it's rather different from their 2001 leftfield pop genius stunner Oh, Inverted World. That album was like a warm embrace from a long-lost pal. True to its title, all of the songs were of a piece, seeming to inhabit one landscape, with an invitingly similar sound throughout. Chutes is more far-reaching and decidedly eclectic. [more] Track Listing
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So Says I (single) (2003)emusic Amazon Listen for FREE on Rhapsody Track Listing
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Know Your Onion (single) (2002)emusic Amazon Listen for FREE on Rhapsody Track Listing
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Oh, Inverted World (2001)emusic Amazon Pitchfork Rating: 8.0 Pitchfork Review Listen for FREE on Rhapsody From Amazon.com: Something extraordinary is afoot in Albuquerque. The Shins' first big-time record, Oh, Inverted World, combines mysterious narratives with golden song structures, resulting in lavish and opulent indie pop. Touches of Neutral Milk Hotel's lyrical majesty and the nostalgic swirl of Echo and the Bunnymen abound. But the Shins' music–rich with acoustic guitars, flickering rhythms, and Casio-tone keyboards–is distinct and peculiar. [more] Track Listing
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Shins Videos
From YouTube: Phantom Limb
From YouTube: Pink Bullets
From YouTube: Saint Simon
From YouTube: The Past And Pending
From YouTube: So Says I
From YouTube: New Slang
From YouTube: Kissing The Lipless
From YouTube: Girl On The Wing
Shins Album Reviews
From Pitchfork: Wincing The Night Away
From Pitchfork: Chutes Too Narrow
From Pitchfork: Oh, Inverted World
Shins Articles and Interviews
From Pitchfork: Interview: January 2, 2007
From Pitchfork: Interview: March 1, 2004
Shins T-Shirts, Posters and Other Goodies
The Official Shins Online Store
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