The Shins

johnny_ultimate

Wow! Just discovered this band after buying the Garden State soundtrack. They're one of the best bands Ive heard in years! Which album of theirs would people reccomend?

Illkillya

I thought they were class when I heard them first too... but 4 years on James' voice is starting to grate a bit

Still, 'Oh Inverted World', their debut album, is really good - it has their biggest hit (afaik) New Slang, and some other great tracks like Caring is Creepy.

Their followup album, 'Chutes Too Narrow' is a bit different in style and not as good in my opinion, but still well worth getting with some enjoyable tunes.

They also had an EP which came out before Oh Inverted World iirc, called... .... can't quite remember the name of it right now.. it will come to me The band supports music sharing on the internet so you can download some of their stuff.

Illkillya

I think it was called 'Nature Bears a Vacuum'.

lordgoat

Get both albums and the EP... they are a great band but i'd like to hear more new stuff, i know the last album is only out in 2004 but its short i tells ya!

You want to jump and dance but you sat on your hands and lost your only chance

treefingers

didn't really like them at all until chutes too narrow. i think this is a fantastic album. but as for oh inverted world, that just gets a 'meh' from me. some good songs, some average songs, some poor songs...

GreenHell

They do a really good live show, saw them over in Leeds last year really got the crowd going.

Illkillya

Hmm I used to have their lyric "Every American has the mouth of a pelican" in my signature but its gone now... might have got deleted for racism or something. Will put it back in since I didn't get any message from a mod and received no complaints about it

johnny_ultimate

Thanks y'all. I'll be sure to check out more of their stuff!

Rhyme

Heard a few of their songs last year not knowing who they were. Heard them again on the Garden State soundtrack, 'Caring is Creepy' brought it all back... great stuff

beyondrapid

saw them in whelans last year - top class. both albums are class. kissing the lipless is my favourite song.

Winter Slide

They are amazing. Oh, Inverted World is like 4 star album and Chutes Too Narrow is a 5 star. The two Garden State songs are on Inverted World. Saw them in Whelans which was great but saw them in Brisbane in Feburary and they were unbelievable. One of the best gigs I've been to. James' voice is unreal live. Sounds perfect. I don't think it grates at all. They've got a new album out at the end of the year, they're working on it now and then they're touring Europe again. Can't wait

"you told of us of you're new life,
you've got someone coming round
gluing tinsel to you're crown,
they've got you talking pretty loud."

Mutant_Fruit

Saw them at oxegen 2 years ago (they were on the same time as the darkness). They kicked ass! Very very enjoyable. I had only started listening to them a few months beforehand, so i was really happy when i found out they were playing at oxegen. Twas oh-so-nearly the highlight of the weekend.