this album is a heavyhanded bore. i understand them not wanting to make something that sounded exactly like either of the first two, but there's something to be said for sticking with what you do well. hopefully next time they'll do that and not make one of the longest 40-minute albums ever.
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
The Post seems to agree with you all:
CD
Wincing the Night Away
The Shins
Sub Pop
$15.98
BASIC STORY:
Beach Boys II Men? Shins singer (and Brian Wilson fetishist) James Mercer helps his beloved indie troupe catch a wave into more mature waters.
SAMPLE GRAB:
"This goose is cooked/These tongues are tied/Around the block an airborne blight/But looking on the brighter side/There's far less to which I'll be obliged"
– "Black Wave"
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE:
Mercer is channeling new influences, most noticeably the saddest of all sacks, Morrissey.
WHAT YOU WON'T:
The only minor growing pain: The band loses its ethereal touch here and there.
– C.R.
GRADE: A-
CD
Wincing the Night Away
The Shins
Sub Pop
$15.98
BASIC STORY:
Beach Boys II Men? Shins singer (and Brian Wilson fetishist) James Mercer helps his beloved indie troupe catch a wave into more mature waters.
SAMPLE GRAB:
"This goose is cooked/These tongues are tied/Around the block an airborne blight/But looking on the brighter side/There's far less to which I'll be obliged"
– "Black Wave"
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE:
Mercer is channeling new influences, most noticeably the saddest of all sacks, Morrissey.
WHAT YOU WON'T:
The only minor growing pain: The band loses its ethereal touch here and there.
– C.R.
GRADE: A-
ggw waxed philosohical with:I predict that "A Comet Appears" will feature prominently in an unrequited love or breakup scene on a TV drama sometime this season."Turn on Me" was on The OC two weeks ago.
a um 'friend of mine' has had it for months
its pretty great
its pretty great
I've had it since November and it's pretty much boring crap.
The Shins are a weak version of the beach boys.
The Shins are a weak version of the beach boys.
The Shins and James Mercer got name-checked on SportsCenter last night.
During the highlights of the Duke-Tennessee women's basketball game.
During the highlights of the Duke-Tennessee women's basketball game.
But when will they be on Rockline? Once you're on Rockline, you've made it.
http://www.rocklineradio.com/
http://www.rocklineradio.com/
was it some stupid "candace parker is to the lady vols what james mercer is to the shins" line? i can't stand those, is that john buccigross' catch phrase?
It was "so-and-so is on fire – like James Mercer of the Shins. The new album drops tomorrow."
I'm pretty sure it was John Anderson.
I'm pretty sure it was John Anderson.
As terrible as Sportscenter is these days, that's pretty cool.
they frequently have incredibly forced and contrived references to indie music on sportscenter
Isn't every catch phrase forced and contrived?
clearly stu scott's come str8 from the heart
I hadn't kept up with Sportscenter recently. I can't stand that it has become little more than a promotional tool for events broadcast or produced by the Disney entertainment family.
sportscenter + dvr = 10 minutes of gold
all the synergy on espn/abc/disney makes me want to puke
all the synergy on espn/abc/disney makes me want to puke
I have no idea what you guys are talking about… but I'm liking the new stuff. When I first heard "Oh Inverted World," on someone else's stereo, it grabbed me and I had to know what it was… this doesn't have the same grabbing effect but it's good…
Picked up Wincing last night, and it's getting a second listen now. I don't really think it's much of a drop-off, although it is weaker than the previous two albums. In fact, I think it starts off pretty strong and only really lacks during some of the more subdued tracks. But then again, I think the same thing of the other two discs as well.
It is missing the mysterious quality that the first record had; the production on it always made me feel like it was a album that was just "discovered" lying around somewhere, recorded sometime in the past and just stumbled up. Not that I'm a strict lo-fi-ist, but the crisper sound of Chutes really turned me off a bit at first.
It's also missing a lot of the pop that made Chutes such a fun listen, although I'm definitely thinking this album would have fared a little better if it had come out in the warmer weather months. Some of it I can already see playing on a nice drive to the beach with the windows down.
The new Deerhoof, on the other hand, rules…
It is missing the mysterious quality that the first record had; the production on it always made me feel like it was a album that was just "discovered" lying around somewhere, recorded sometime in the past and just stumbled up. Not that I'm a strict lo-fi-ist, but the crisper sound of Chutes really turned me off a bit at first.
It's also missing a lot of the pop that made Chutes such a fun listen, although I'm definitely thinking this album would have fared a little better if it had come out in the warmer weather months. Some of it I can already see playing on a nice drive to the beach with the windows down.
The new Deerhoof, on the other hand, rules…
This was one I bought when it was on sale on Target last nite. I wanted to get this cd because The Shin's song The New Slang was a very good Rock song. I dont know if you listeners here have been paying close attention on song2 on this album there is Banjo! That is not Rock. Also song5 ( i think) is Disco! Not what I wanted from a good Rock band. I would return this cd but I threw it out the van window on hearing these songs. I could not find it when I went back, there were too many cars on the road. I would say: Beware of The Shins, they are No Longer Rock.