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{{Infobox musical artist| Name = The Shins| Img = The Shins.jpg| Img_capt = The Shins performing in London, March 2007| Genre = [Indie rock Indie pop
[Transgressive Records (distributing label)
Cargo Records (distributing label)]
Martin Crandall
Dave Hernandez
Jesse Sandoval
Eric Johnson]-->

The Shins are an indie rock group with elements of folk music and alternative country on Sub Pop Records comprising vocalist, songwriter and guitarist James Mercer (musician), synthesizer/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound is commonly described as indie rock, drawing on several musical genres including pop music, alternative rock and folk music. The Shins are based in Portland, Oregon, Oregon.

History From Flake Music to The Shins The Shins began in 1997 in music, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Neal Langford, who were both members of the Lo-fi music musical group Flake (formed in 1992 in music). By 1999 in music, Flake (which by then had been renamed Flake Music) was disbanded and all of its former members became The Shins. (The name was based on a fictional family in the Broadway show The Music Man, which was a favorite of James Mercer's father.) The band released two 7" singles (music) on Omnibus, "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1999) and "When I Goosestep" (2000), before going on tour with Modest Mouse. During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.

Signed to Sub Pop The Shins' first album was 2001 in music's Oh, Inverted World, released to critical acclaim for its lyrically deft, jangly pop sound. Songs from this album featured prominently in the film Garden State (film), opening the music of The Shins up to a much wider audience. Dave Hernandez, former member of Scared of Chaka, joined the group following the departure of bassist Neal Langford. In 2002 in music, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon, Oregon. Chutes Too Narrow followed in 2003 in music to much fanfare in indie music circles, featuring even more multi-layered lyrical inventions and a musical approach that explored new genres, song structures, and levels of production fidelity. Oh, Inverted World appeared at #71 on http://www.listsofbests.com/list/3435?page=2 and Chutes Too Narrow appeared at #47.

The band's third record, Wincing the Night Away, was released on January 23, 2007. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 118,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest sales week and chart position an album solely released on Sub Pop has ever achieved. The album was leaked to the Internet on Friday, October 20, 2006. It was available for pre-order with an extra track on iTunes.

The Shins played a show at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, with Scotland band Belle & Sebastian on July 6, 2006. Both bands described playing at the venue as a career highlight. During live shows, the band members (particularly Crandall and Hernandez) are known to frequently swap instruments, making it somewhat difficult to define their exact roles in the band.

In a Pitchfork Media interview, Mercer announced that Eric Johnson of fellow Sub Pop band Fruit Bats had joined the Shins. In the interview Mercer spoke about wanting to work with different people, making it appear that Johnson has signed on as a collaborator and not just as a touring musician.

The Shins were recently given 3 nominations in mtvU's Woodie Awards. The 3 nominations are for "Woodie of the Year," "Alumni Woodie," and "Viral Woodie".

The Shins also recorded "Little Boxes" for the Showtime show Weeds (TV series).

On November 27th, they will be featured on a Darfur Charity album released by Waxploitation. The album will be released on iTunes only for 90 days and will feature other artists like the Black Keys, Spoon, Travis, Animal Collective and Bloc Party. 100% of all profits will go to the crisis in Darfur.

Discography Albums

When You Land Here It's Time to Return (as Flake Music) (1997)
Oh, Inverted World (June 19 2001)
Chutes Too Narrow (October 21 2003) #86 (US)
Wincing the Night Away (January 23 2007) #2 (US) #2 (CAN) #5 (AUS) #16 (UK) #2 (Global Album Chart) #8 (Ire)

EPs

Nature Bears a Vacuum (1999)
"When I Goose-Step" (2000)
"So Says I" (2003)
"Fighting in a Sack" (2004)
"Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)" (2007)

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My Seventh Rib New Slang

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Mild Child

Gone For Good Version|-|align="center" valign="top"|2004|align="left" valign="top"|"Fighting in a Sack"]|align="center" valign="top"|CD B-sides

Baby Boomerang

New Slang Live Featuring Iron & Wine

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Other releases as Flake or as Flake Music

(Flake) 7" 1993 Resin
(Flake) 10" EP Spork Science Project
(Flake) 7" Been There Done That compilation 1995 Science Project (80's covers)
7" 1996 Headhunter/Cargo
7" split with Scared of Chaka 1997 702/Science Project
7" compilation w/ Luxo-champ, the Rondelles, and more...Pocket Protector Records

Compilations

Garden State (soundtrack) (2004 · Sony Records) songs: "Caring Is Creepy", "New Slang"
Wicker Park (soundtrack) (2004 · Lakeshore Records) song: "When I Goose-Step"
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack) (2004 · Sire/Warner Bros.) song: "They'll Soon Discover"
Live at KEXP, Volume 1, 2005, song: "Kissing The Lipless"
Our Little Corner of the World (soundtrack) (2002 · Rhino Records) song: "Know Your Onion!"
Sprout (soundtrack) (2005 - Brushfire Records) song: "When I Goose Step"

External links

theshins.com, official band website
theshins.co.uk, The Shins official UK fansite
, Interview with James Mercer