The Shins
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Biography
[Edit]A classic guitar pop group almost nine years in the making, Albuquerque, New Mexico's the Shins began in 1997 as the side project of singer/songwriter and guitarist James Mercer's primary band, Flake. Mercer formed Flake in 1992 with drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall, and bassist Neal Langford; they eventually changed their name to Flake Music, releasing several singles, a well-received album, When You Land Here, It's Time to Return, and touring with friends like Modest Mouse and Califone.
Soon after the release of When You Land Here, Mercer and Sandoval formed the Shins as a change of pace, playing as a duo with Cibo Matto and the American Analog Set. With Mercer as the Shins' primary songwriter, the group developed a more focused, crafted sound than Flake Music's charming, if somewhat rambling, collaborative style. Crandall, as well as Scared of Chaka's Dave Hernandez and Ron Skrasek, filled out the Shins' lineup; however, Hernandez and Skrasek left after a short while, due to the success of their main project. By 1999, Flake Music essentially disbanded and Langford also joined the Shins.
With a couple of 7"s on Omnibus — 1998's "Nature Bears a Vacuum" and 2000's "When I Goose-Step" — under their belts, the Shins embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman caught the San Francisco date of the tour and asked the Shins to contribute a single to the label's Single of the Month Club, which eventually became an offer to release their 2001 single "New Slang" and their debut album, Oh, Inverted World. The group spent the rest of the year touring with acts such as Preston School of Industry and Red House Painters. The release of the singles "Know Yr Onion!" and "The Past and the Pending" kept the Shins' success going into 2002, cementing Oh, Inverted World as one of the definitive indie rock albums of the early 2000s and the band as one of the style's definitive artists.
By the time the band recorded their second album, Chutes Too Narrow, Langford was replaced on bass by Dave Hernandez (ex-Scared of Chaka). The album appeared in fall 2003, their first to reach the Billboard charts. The Shins' profile increased drastically the next year when actor Zach Braff included several of their songs in his 2004 movie Garden State with one of the main characters going so far as to proclaim that "New Slang" would "change your life." Its follow-up, Wincing the Night Away, appeared in January 2007 and sold over a staggering 100,000 copies in its first week. The Shins had never before hit higher than number 86 on the Billboard charts, but the album's sales snagged the guys a debut spot of number two. (This was also a record for Sub Pop itself, as the label had only previously peaked at number 79 with the Afghan Whigs' 1996 album Black Love.) It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Album.
In 2008, the band announced that their contract with Sub Pop was up, and that their next album would be released through Mercer's own Aural Apothecary label. The resulting Port of Morrow featured an all new backing band, including fellow songwriters Jessica Dobson and Richard Swift, Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer, and Yuuki Matthews from the Crystal Skulls. It arrived in March 2012, received generally positive reviews, and promptly reached number three on the Billboard charts.
Title: Demo
Artist: The Shins
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Death Metal, Alternative, Indie
Title: Live at Austin City Limits: Music Festival 2006 - Single
Artist: The Shins
Genre: Alternative
Collections
Title: Big Change: Songs for FINCA
Genre: Alternative
Title: Sub Pop 101
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Holidays Rule
Genre:
Title: Weeds (Music from the Series, Vol. 3)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Scrubs (Original Television Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A House Full of Friends
Genre: Pop, Alternative
Title: tRANCE pSYCHEDELIC eXP (Ultimate Value Pack)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Waxploitation Presents: Causes 1
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Studio Brussel - De Afrekening 52 CD1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Trip: Created By Snow Patrol (Disc 2)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Garden State
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Alternative Rock, Country Rock
Title: This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Navigatorz Fresh!! Indie Playlist March 2012
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Best Alternative Indie - Pop - Rock 2012 (CD8)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Rolling Stone'S 100 Best Singles Of 2000'S (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: RAC - Chapter One
Genre: Electronica, Nu Disco
Title: Wicker Park (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Razzmatazz 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 3 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 4 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Pure... Acoustic (CD1)
Title: Duyster. 3 (CD2: Sessies)
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Alternative
Title: MMS Canada Hott Rocks 192
Genre: Rock
Title: Uncut Presents 2004.06
Title: Acoustic Cafe 2016
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Ultimate Coffeehouse 4CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Indie Pop, World Music, Folk
Title: Coffeehouse Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: XMiX Radioactive Rock & Country 227
Genre: Blues, Hard Rock, Post Grunge, Punk, Heavy Metal, Country, Alternative
Title: Wow! Najwieksze Hity Na Wiosne 2018
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: New Music Releases Week 39 (CD7)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Latin, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: New Music Releases Week 39 Of 2020 (CD7)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Latin, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: A Summer's Christmas 2020
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Rediscovered
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Hits 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Israbox Week Single Vol. 58
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: 100 Greatest 00s Indie Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: 2000s Indie Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative
Title: Dad Rock Essentials (CD1)
Title: Autumn Rock Fest (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Rebel Rock Box (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Raise Your Flag Rock World's Fest (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Hi-Res Masters - 2000s (CD1)
Title: Rock Songs Hits Of March (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: I Prefer Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Indie Rock Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Alternative, Indie
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Indie Folk (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Indie, Folk
Title: Mystical Tide (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: The Alternative Realities (CD1)
Genre: Alternative
Featuring albums
Title: Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)
Artist: The Postal Service
Genre: Electronica, Industrial, Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Such Great Heights
Artist: The Postal Service
Genre: Electronica, Industrial, Rock, Indie Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Garden State - Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Rock
Title: Chapter One
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Resistance Radio: The Man in the High Castle Album
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack