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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (1997 – present)
The Shins are an American indie rock band consisting of James Mercer (vocals, guitar), Dave Hernandez (guitar), Ron Lewis (bass), Eric Johnson (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums). The Shins formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and bassist Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of the lo-fi rock group Flake Music (formed as Flake 1992). Ron Lewis is also a member of Grand Archives and Joe Plummer is one of two drummers for Modest Mouse. The band was signed to Sub Pop following a successful tour in 2000 with Modest Mouse, and they now reside in Portland, Oregon.
Their 2001 debut album, Oh, Inverted World received near-universal critical acclaim, causing many critics to predict a mass wave of Beach Boys-inspired bands. That wave never truly came, but the Shins enjoyed a rapidly expanding fanbase, and even saw their music featured on a McDonalds advertisement. That may have been artistic suicide for them, had it not been that the song featured (“
New Slang”), included the lines “New slang/when you notice the stripes/the dirt in your fries,” as well as “God speed all the bakers at dawn/may they all cut their thumbs/And bleed into their buns/’till they melt away.”
The band moved from New Mexico to the “indie rock capitol” of portland in 2002. Their much-anticipated followup, Chutes Too Narrow, was released in October of ‘03 in the U.S. and a half-year later across the pond to gushing reviews that matched if not exceeded their debut effort.
Their 2001 debut album, Oh, Inverted World received near-universal critical acclaim, causing many critics to predict a mass wave of Beach Boys-inspired bands. That wave never truly came, but the Shins enjoyed a rapidly expanding fanbase, and even saw their music featured on a McDonalds advertisement. That may have been artistic suicide for them, had it not been that the song featured (“
New Slang”), included the lines “New slang/when you notice the stripes/the dirt in your fries,” as well as “God speed all the bakers at dawn/may they all cut their thumbs/And bleed into their buns/’till they melt away.”The band moved from New Mexico to the “indie rock capitol” of portland in 2002. Their much-anticipated followup, Chutes Too Narrow, was released in October of ‘03 in the U.S. and a half-year later across the pond to gushing reviews that matched if not exceeded their debut effort.
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AprilPhantom wrote:
The only good band in my vicinity, then again brokencyde is also here too, so I can't win. :S
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briian_n_iio wrote:
yeEa .... --_--... xD i ♥ THIS BAND
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EmmaaaaXD wrote:
I fell in love with this band <33
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evil_klonoa wrote:
You can't even compare The Shins to Broken Bells [3]
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KonkStar wrote:
australia (:
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heart_indie wrote:
"you berate remember your ailing heart and your criminal eyes"
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xXxjaninexXx wrote:
this band is too magical and amazing for life. <3 haven't listened to them in so long. oh, inverted world is such an amazing album. best indie album everrrrrrrrr! :D
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blackdwarfism wrote:
I am yet to listen to an indie band that can outdo The Shins lyrically.
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Clad51 wrote:
Phantom Limb ヅ
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MCCammyD wrote:
Fond of Y-O-U
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soteriasarah wrote:
I freaking love these guys.
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chameleonbuoy wrote:
"it's a luscious mix of words and tricks" gah, my favourite lyric ever
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deppway wrote:
:)
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Hououtate wrote:
Simply brilliant.
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glenn_hwj wrote:
it's a luscious mix of words and tricks
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Lizethblue wrote:
so says i... what a wonderful song, i love them, so sweet !!! ;D
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bigMATTz wrote:
"The Ra Material The Law of One", for the best read of your life
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heart_indie wrote:
You can't even compare The Shins to Broken Bells [2] Chutes Too Narrow<<<3
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josedams wrote:
just because they're different doesn't mean you can't compare them. that's the whole idea of comparing.
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bangbangone wrote:
You can't even compare The Shins to Broken Bells.
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