This album is nearly 15 years old. Who else here loves it?
>>61999084
maybe nothing too artistic, but you cant argue its a pleasant listen nonetheless
>>61999084
What a coincidence, 15 is the age at which one typically grows out of the shins
>>62000458
You are the human equivalent of a urethral blister.
>>62000458
D a m n...
>>62000458
nice
>>61999084
So are you, OP.
Up there with Abbey Road
>>62000670
My life 15 but my dick 35
-McRide
>>61999084
The Shins really are some of the most talented songwriters around. Their first two albums are really quite charming, with plainspoken surrealist lyrics a little comparable to Vampire Weekend but obviously much more interesting.
I'd argue that the Shins' early work laid the groundwork, for better or for worse, for Local Natives, Vampire Weekend, Bombay Bicycle Club, and later "indie rock" pop groups who use abstract lyrics over static rock-like instrumentals.
Chutes Too Narrow is better tho
>>61999084
to me its a solid 10/10
>>62000876
I just can't wait for their next album. James is hinting at the next Shins album in their instagram
This album has a special place in my heart. Caring is Creepy, New Slang... Aw, man. When it comes on I'm an angsty teen all over again. Unlike a lot of other albums I might've listened to during my adolescence, this one doesn't make me cringe, though. This album, and a few others, marked the point in my life when my tastes in music began to diverge from the mainstream.
Fuck, gonna go listen to it now. Thanks for the reminder, OP.
>>62000987
Who knows. The Shins, as we know them, don't really exist anymore.
>>61999084
>mfw found this on lp for $7
and i play it more than some of the shit i spent four times as much on
