The Shins

Because The Shins have a new album coming soon (January) I thought I'd start a thread about the band.

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The Shins began in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Sandoval, who were both members of the lo-fi musical group Flake (formed in 1992). By 1999, Flake (which by then had been renamed Flake Music) was disbanded and all of its former members became The Shins. The band released two 7" singles on Omnibus, "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1999) and "When I Goosestep" (2000), before going on tour with Modest Mouse. During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.

• Band website
• New Single (Phantom Limb)

Anyway, who else is excited that they're finally releasing another album?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Sepharite

I remember listening to The Shins from Garden State. That's all I've heard from them but the bit that Zach heard - it was pretty good. What's your favourite song btw?

You should definitely check them out then. Either buy an album or download some songs.

My favorite song of theirs would probably be "Those to Come" or "Pink Bullets".
They're both on the mellow side of their musical spectrum, a little bit like "New Slang" from the Garden State soundtrack to compare it to something you've heard.

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Well... You might want to consume this then.

I've had it for a while and it's a VERY GOOD album. My favorite song on it so far is Australia but I doubt that the final release is going to retain this track order or amount. Enjoy it, you guys.

Whoa, thanks Enceph!
I doubt this is the final mix though, I mean last I heard they were still in the studio wrapping things up.

How ya doing, buddy?

Just wanted to bump this because Wincing the Night Away released today.

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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Even worse than The Killers on SNL?
That performance practically put me off on their new album. If it wasn't for my brother playing it for me I would have never bothered to listen to it.

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