Friday is the longest day... hopefully the Shins will help make today bearable. James Mercer and gang make breezy guitar pop that makes the time fly...
"Kissing The Lipless" (mp3), from Chutes Too Narrow
"So Says I" (mp3), from Chutes Too Narrow
"Caring Is Creepy" (mp3), from Oh, Inverted World
"We Built A Raft And We Floated" (mp3), from Nature Bears A Vacuum
"Styes From Elephant Eyes" (mp3), from Nature Bears A Vacuum
"Girl On The Wing" (mp3), from Oh, Inverted World
"Know Your Onion" (mp3), from Oh, Inverted World
"The Shins" (mp3), by Flake Music (Mercer's previous band)
2002-07-13, Austin, TX (mp3)
2003-09-21, Austin, TX (mp3)
video:
"So Says I" (mov)
"Know Your Onion" (wmv)
"New Slang" (mov)
"Pressed In A Book" (mov)
"We Built a Raft and We Floated" and "Eating Styes From Elephant's Eyes" are not on Oh, Inverted World. They actually appear on the Omnibus Records seven-inch "Nature Bears a Vacuum."
Posted by: Curtis on April 2, 2004 10:14 AMYou are right, Curtis... I noticed that just a little while ago while burning thg Oh, Inverted Worls and Chutes Too Narrow for my wife.
Posted by: david on April 2, 2004 10:29 AMhey! thanks so much for leaving those mp3s up. I love The Shins! "Pink Bullets" is a good song by them too, if you haven't heard it yet.
Posted by: Megan on September 2, 2004 03:59 PMomg...i love the shins. thanks so much. ive been looking for a good sound for a while
peace