Oh, Perverted World

Valentine's Day fast approaches, so The A.V. Club spoke with James Mercer about love and The Shins (via LHB):The A.V. Club: It seems inevitable that some people have attempted to woo partners by playing "New Slang" and telling them that... CONTINUE READING OH, PERVERTED WORLD»

Posted on February 9, 2007 (17 comments)
Tags: My Morning Jacket | The Shins

The Shins' Marty Crandall Lists His Top 5s

Less exciting that crawling inside Thom's iPod, sure, but we're always curious to know what's rocking our favorite artists' headphones. And since today is Office day, why not go with Jim Halpert's favorite band? The Shins keyboard man Marty Crandall... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS' MARTY CRANDALL LISTS HIS TOP 5S»

Posted on January 25, 2007 (13 comments)
Tags: The Shins

Malkmus On Shins, Smiths, Thermals, Mullets

Stephen had a chat with Seattle's The Stranger, touching on northwestern bands, cities, and fashion styles. Some thoughts on the region's music (via LHB):What about Portland's music scene? There's stuff going on, you know. There's all varieties. I'm not totally... CONTINUE READING MALKMUS ON SHINS, SMITHS, THERMALS, MULLETS»

Someone May Be Wincing Over This One

If you've avoided the Shins leak in favor of securing the forthcoming record the legit way, you may wanna head to iTunes asap. Late yesterday, we started receiving a flood of emails like this one from reader Mike, whose definite-article... CONTINUE READING SOMEONE MAY BE WINCING OVER THIS ONE»

Posted on January 10, 2007 (22 comments)
Tags: The Shins

New Shins Video - "Phantom Limb"

Hit mtvU to watch the first video from Wincing The Night Away, directed by Patrick Daughters. We'd love to tell you something more about the clip, but MTV hates Macs so we can't even watch it! All we know is... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS VIDEO - "PHANTOM LIMB"»

Posted on December 18, 2006 in Video (27 comments)
Tags: Patrick Daughters | The Shins

John Krasinski Talks To The Shins

We don't normally peruse Filter (mainly because every album gets an 89% rating) ... but this month they invited John Krasinski (Jim from The Office) to interview his fave band, the Shins. The product is a little bit cute ("You're... CONTINUE READING JOHN KRASINSKI TALKS TO THE SHINS»

Posted on December 1, 2006 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: The Office | The Shins

Stereogum Does CMJ: Sub Pop Showcase @ Bowery Ballroom

While we were being blown away/surprised/disappointed/nostalgic at Mercury Lounge, our friend Abbey Braden was one of the many troopers that turned up at the 7PM door opening to Sub Pop's much-hyped Bowery showcase. The bill was solid top to bottom,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: SUB POP SHOWCASE @ BOWERY BALLROOM»

New Shins - "Phantom Limb"

Shins' "Limb" is as muscular as the Sub Pop foursome gets (i.e., not very, but still pretty). The five of you who haven't heard it should head to MySpace to stream this first single from Wincing The Night Away. The... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS - "PHANTOM LIMB"»

Posted on November 1, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: The Shins

Premature Evaluation: The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

Oh, leaking interweb. Thanks for dripping the new Shins record! Before listening, we feared that the band either would turn in a complete retread of their awesome to-date output, or offer up a total snoozer. (Anyone who's been to a... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: THE SHINS - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY»

Posted on October 20, 2006 in Premature Evaluation (120 comments)
Tags: The Shins

'Palooza In Pics (Day One)

Grant Park is HUGE. Lolla utilized half its space last year, but this time it's the whole park (and even more artists!). Walking from one main stage (AT&T) to the other (Bud Light) is a task of miles and minutes... CONTINUE READING 'PALOOZA IN PICS (DAY ONE)»

The Shins Cover Magnetic Fields

By request... The Shins - "Strange Powers (Live In Toronto 4/17/05)" (MP3) You can read Frank's review of that Kool Haus show at Chromewaves. While you're there, download another cool cover: Mountain Goats' acoustic take on "The Boys Are Back... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS COVER MAGNETIC FIELDS»

Posted on April 26, 2005 (7 comments)
Tags: The Magnetic Fields | The Mountain Goats | The Shins

Of Montreal Cover The Shins

I forget where I got this link from, but thank you to whoever pointed me to it! Of Montreal - "Know Your Onion"... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER THE SHINS»

Posted on July 22, 2004 (1 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | The Shins