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JAMES MERCER SOLO SHOW Apr 1
James Mercer solo performance April 11, 2008 to benefit Buckman Elementary. Click HERE for more info....
Shins Original t-shirts for the Yellow Bird Project Feb 26
The Shins have created an original t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project, a Montreal based, non-profit initiative which collaborates with musicians to raise money for charity. Proceeds from the S...
Shins Original t-shirts for the Yellow Bird Project Feb 26
The Shins have created an original t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project, a Montreal based, non-profit initiative which collaborates with musicians to raise money for charity. Proceeds from the S...
Listen to the Shins live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007 this Sunday, Dec 9th Dec 6
Click here to listen to the Shins Live at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007 this Sunday, December 9th...
About The Shins
IF SHINS ALBUMS COULD TALK: A STORY IN 3 PARTS
ix. Introduction
Our story begins in Albuquerque, NM, in 1996. Brought together by a genuine love of pop music - and subsequent eschewal of college aspirations - singer/guitarist James Mercer, drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall and bassist Dave Hernandez formed The Shins. Mercer had taught himself to play the guitar as a teenager, while listening to bands like My Bloody Valentine and Echo & The Bunnymen. With time, he developed a more pronounced interest in '60s pop and the art of well-crafted songwriting. Mercer's aesthetic, paired with the like-minded sensibilities of his bandmates, gave rise to this most friendly troupe of disbelieving pop heroes. And little did they know, The Shins would soon provide ample shit to hit the proverbial fan.
After seeing the band's San Francisco show (in the midst of their tour opening for Modest Mouse), Sub Pop CEO Jonathan Poneman was smitten. And in 2001 - The Shins spoke their very first words.
I. Oh! Inverted World
2001's Oh! Inverted World hurtled towards jaded, unsuspecting music fans at warp speed. The Shins' unique pop sensibility was fresh, immediate, weird and exquisite - a cacophony of melodic intricacy tempered by a quirky, childlike enthusiasm. Recorded mostly in Mercer's loft and Crandall's basement, it became the little album that could - and would - turn indie-rock on its head. The Shins had arrived.
II. Chutes Too Narrow
If Oh! Inverted World came directly at you, then 2003's Chutes Too Narrow kindly invited you in. In 2002, Mercer and Sandoval relocated to Portland, with Crandall soon to follow. In the summer of 2003, they started tracking new songs in Mercer's basement studio ...
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You guys are neat, I actually haven't heard your latest album yet, but I am planning on getting my hands on it soon.
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posted Mar 25
The Shins are wonderful and we thus pay homage on this social networking site. Here, here.
posted Jan 30
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posted Dec 12
hi, thanx for adding me!!!
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posted Nov 21
Hi! Nice to meet you! I'm so happy to have you as a friend :)
posted Nov 15
ThX SO MUCH !!! :)
greetings from Italy!!!
posted Nov 13
We love you! xoxo SuicideGirls
posted Oct 22
hey! I was going to try and come to one of your shows but unfortunately i have to work on the day you will be close. I LOVE YOU GUYS! Bex
posted Oct 11
$40 to see you at terminal 5!!? You know, if I bought a ticket off ticketmaster, it would be pushing $50. Wow. I miss the good ol days when i could see you at Kilby Court for a mere $8-10
posted Sep 26
Australia is one of the greatest songs ever written
posted Sep 22
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