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The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer , who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes.
Song Album Year Ref. "A Comet Appears" Wincing the Night Away: 2007 [1]"Australia" † Wincing the Night Away: 2007 [1]"Baby Boomerang" (cover of T. Rex): Fighting in a Sack: 2004
The discography of American rock band The Shins consists of five studio albums, one live album, one remix album, three extended plays, two splits, twenty-three singles, and twenty one music videos. Albums
"New Slang" is a song by American rock band The Shins, released in February 2001 as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, Oh, Inverted World (2001). Written by guitarist and vocalist James Mercer , it concerns his hometown of Albuquerque , New Mexico and his experiences there in his late 20s.
In an early scene, Sam (Natalie Portman) passes Andrew Largeman (Braff) a headset which is playing the song "New Slang" by the Shins as she says "You gotta hear this one song — it’ll change your life; I swear." A second Shins song, "Caring Is Creepy", is also featured on the soundtrack.
The song garnered substantial critical acclaim to the point where label Sub Pop gave the Shins a record deal. The album was thus seen as one of the most anticipated indie releases of 2001. [3] Some of the songs on the album existed in an embryonic form back when front man James Mercer was a member of another older band named Flake Music.
The song was also released as the first single from that album in the United States on November 14, 2006 as a digital download and a week later on CD. On January 22, 2007, "Phantom Limb" was released as a single in the United Kingdom. This song was #75 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [1]
Chutes Too Narrow is the second studio album by American rock band The Shins. Produced by Phil Ek and the band themselves, the album was released on October 21, 2003, through Sub Pop. The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Young Pilgrims". The album was very well received by critics, garnering an overall score of 88/100 on Metacritic.