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Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Kissing The Lipless (Album) 3:18 12,571
2 Mine's Not A High Horse (Album) 3:19 11,320
3 So Says I (Album) 2:47 9,984
4 Young Pilgrims (Album) 2:46 10,550
5 Saint Simon (Album) 4:24 11,991
6 Fighting In A Sack (Album) 2:26 10,884
7 Pink Bullets (Album) 3:52 12,781
8 Turn A square (Album) 3:10 11,144
9 Gone For Good (Album) 3:12 9,620
10 Those To Come (Album) 4:23 10,792
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About this album

Sub Pop (2003) Released: 21 Oct 2003 10 tracks (33:37)
Chutes Too Narrow is The Shins’ 2003 follow-up to their debut album, Oh, Inverted World. The album title comes from a lyric in the song “Young Pilgrims.” The album was generally well received by critics, garnering an overall score of 88/100 on Metacritic. According to Nielsen SoundScan, they have sold over 393,001 copies to date.

Chutes Too Narrow features cleaner production standards than the “lo-fi” Oh, Inverted World. This is largely due to the album’s being mixed by producer Phil Ek, who has also worked with Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. Chutes Too Narrow also departs from the band’s keyboard-driven debut and shifts towards more emphasis on guitars.

The album also included violin parts on “Saint Simon”, played by Annemarie Ruljancich, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. The cover art was designed by Jesse LeDoux. The songs “Gone for Good” and “Those To Come” were used in the 2004 film In Good Company.
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  • seaofpopsicles

    Their best work. [2]

    Monday evening

  • ToyzAtMidnight

    every track on the album is solid ~~ so few albums made by anyone can accomplish this even once

    last month

  • deadgrandma

    Better than the first if not just because it doesnt have filler like your algebra on it

    last month

  • Verbum-Lux

    Their best work. Strong songs from start to finish - never a weak moment. There are very few albums I can say that about.

    January 2012

  • ExoM7

    This album doesn't get enough credit. the Shins are brilliant.

    December 2011

  • szabOW

    used to love playing with the sleeve to this album, rad tunes all the way through!

    September 2011

  • skippingboy123

    Probably their best album. good crossover album into the new sound.

    July 2011

  • simon_andrew

    I need to listen to this album far more often

    October 2010

  • evil_klonoa

    This one is slowly becoming my favorite from them. Perfect.

    September 2010

  • morganics722

    i love this album!!!

    July 2010

  • hotlavalover

    road trip certified...preferably the southwest.

    May 2010

  • unobscured

    wow, this is one of the best albums i have heard in my entire life

    March 2010

  • Harry_01

    Damn, why haven't I heard from that album before? Absolutely awesome!

    February 2010

  • ImperialAerosol

    Really love this album. Definitely in the "desert island with just one album" category.

    February 2010

  • schuurtje

    Classic album! All songs are brilliant.

    January 2010

  • ledhead22

    amazing, amazing, amazing. it seems with all of their albums you can listen from beginning to end and love every track. that to me, is a sign of pure brilliance.

    December 2009

  • sosososorry

    j'adore cet album

    December 2009

  • inmate1571

    Absolute perfection.

    October 2009

  • IndieRockJunkie

    Te cambiaran la vida. <---- So true. LOL! A great album from a great band.

    October 2009

  • Craigsly

    "Pink Bullets" man...what a song.

    July 2009
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