Heard: The Shins

I first heard The Shins 'New Slang' on the Garden State OST back in uni days and absolutely loved but was never really exposed to them until about two years ago when a Shins obsessed friend properly introduced me to them.The first two tracks he played for me are from album 'Wincing the Night Away': 'Red Rabbits' and 'Sea Legs'. 

Since hearing them, I cannot bloody get enough of them. The lyrics are totes poetic, deep & I'm sure there are a gazillion meanings behind them. They leave me thinking 'BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAAAAAAN?????' Check out this little section… I mean honestly, what the fork does it mean?

'Out of a gunnysack for red rabbits,

Into the crucible to be rendered an emulsion,

And we can't allow a chance they'd restore themselves,

So we can't make it easy on you.'

your thoughts???

 

All I know is that I can listen to them over and over and over again and not get sick of hearing them as is often the case with these more modern bands. The Shins leave me in a mood that is nostalgic, contemplative, and creative. Not a bad state of being.

Their most recent album 'Port of Morrow' took one full listen to from start to finish to convince me that they take rightful place in my top 5 bands of all time. (Gosh, top 5 is just so few. I think I have to have a top ten and cannot possibly rank them in order of preference. They're all number one. Will share that list one day soon).

If at first you're not a fan, list again and you'll see them grow on you in a spectacular spectacular way. 

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