Red Mosquito

i still enjoy the first two albums a great deal...so if just one other person can step up and confess their enjoyment of the shins we can prove tommy wrong

Let's prove him wrong -- the Shins are great (though their last one didn't do much for me).

I think I heard one song once

Kevin Davis wrote:Let's prove him wrong -- the Shins are great (though their last one didn't do much for me).

i really haven't made an effort to listen to them in awhile, but the old stuff keeps popping up on my pandora stations

i remember so little about port of morrow...i did like simple song though

The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed
it.

Kevin Davis wrote:The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed
it.

completely agreed and i did the same with port of morrow

i think i preferred oh, inverted world to chutes too narrow, though not by a large margin...seemed like most people were the opposite

Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.

Simple Torture wrote:Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.

who are your five favorite indie pop bands from the early 2000s?

I liked their first three albums a lot.

"New Slang" remains one of my favorite tracks of the past 20 years.

Chutes too Narrow is so very good.

who?

E.H. Ruddock wrote:who?

They're that band that zach Braff likes

tommymtcom wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:who?

They're that band that zach Braff likes

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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with The Shins. Can I name more than 5-6 songs of theirs? Probably not. But they've got a pleasant soundscape that's good to throw on the table if you're looking for something poppy.

who are your five favorite indie pop bands from the early 2000s?

1. The Shins
2. Death Cab for Cutie
3. The Shins
4. The Shins
5. The Shins

Wincing the Night Away!

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:The first two albums were near-perfect -- just glorious pop music, fun and heartfelt and super-melodic. I liked the third album less, but it still has 5-6 really good songs. I could probably stand to give "Port of Morrow" another chance -- I played it once or twice and kind of dismissed
it.

completely agreed and i did the same with port of morrow

i think i preferred oh, inverted world to chutes too narrow, though not by a large margin...seemed like most people were the opposite

"Oh, Inverted World" stands as the stronger album in my mind but for some reason I've found myself revisiting "Chutes" more often -- sometimes I get the itch to hear "Saint Simon" or "Pink Bullets" or "Gone For Good" and nothing else will do.

"Chutes" is a great example of how to make a pop album sound squeaky-clean and accessible but still very immediate and "real."

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:who?

They're that band that zach Braff likes

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Thanks for your support

tommymtcom wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

tommymtcom wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:who?

They're that band that zach Braff likes

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Thanks for your support

we all know kevin davis is the real authority on music around here and he supports shin nation

Mike wrote:Chutes too Narrow is so very good.

I like the shins. Their last one was hit and miss, but there are a couple of good ones on there.