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American indie rock band

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The Shins
The Shins performing for an episode of Austin City Limits in March 2012

The Shins performing for an episode of Austin City Limits in March 2012
Background data
Origin Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres
  • Indie rock
Years active 1996–nowadays
Labels
  • Columbia
  • Warner Bros.
  • Sub Pop
  • Transgressive
  • Cargo Music
Associated acts
  • Bit Music
  • Scared of Chaka
  • Fruit Bats
  • Yard Archives
  • Pocket-sized Mouse
  • Broken Bells
  • Captain Go
  • Starflyer 59
  • The Intelligence
Website www.theshins.com
Members James Mercer
Yuuki Matthews
Mark Watrous
Casey Foubert
Jon Sortland
Patti Male monarch
Past members Neal Langford
Jessica Dobson
Jesse Sandoval
Dave Hernandez
Eric D. Johnson
Ron Lewis
Martin Crandall
Joe Plummer
Richard Swift

The Shins are an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1996. Its current lineup is James Mercer (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, songwriter), Jon Sortland (drums), Mark Watrous (guitar, keyboards), Casey Foubert (guitar), Yuuki Matthews (bass, keyboards), and Patti Male monarch (keyboards).[i] They are based in Portland, Oregon.

The band was formed by Mercer as a side project to Chip Music, who were active from 1992 to 1999. Bit Music released two 7" singles and a full-length album When You lot Country Here It'due south Time to Return on Motorcoach Records and were touring with Small-scale Mouse when they were signed to Sub Popular Records. The band'south starting time 2 records, Oh, Inverted Globe (2001) and Chutes Too Narrow (2003) performed well commercially and received critical acclaim. The single "New Slang" brought the band mainstream attention when it was featured in the 2004 film Garden Land. Consequently, the band's third anthology, Wincing the Nighttime Abroad (2007), was a major success for the group, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 and earning a Grammy Award nomination.

Following this, the Shins signed to Columbia Records and Mercer parted ways with the entire original lineup, deeming it "an aesthetic decision." Following a near v-yr hiatus, Port of Morrow, the band's fourth studio album, was released in 2012. Their fifth album, Heartworms, was released in March 2017.

History [edit]

Early years (1996–2000) [edit]

The Shins was formed in 1996 past James Mercer, a member of the band Flake Music in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fleck Music (formerly known merely as Flake) consisted of members guitarist/vocalist James Mercer, drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Martin Crandall, and bassist Neal Langford.[two] The group began in 1992 and released a cord of singles and an album, When Y'all Land Here, It'due south Fourth dimension to Render, which was well received.[ii] The ring toured with Modest Mouse and Califone.[three] Mercer formed the Shins for a change of pace and enlisted Sandoval on drums. When asked what it was that began his involvement in music, Mercer said "... information technology got me out of my shell and gave me a social life."[4] They began performing equally a duo alongside Cibo Matto and the American Analog Set.[v] Mercer became the ring's primary songwriter, and consequently, "the group developed a more focused, crafted sound than Fleck Music's charming, if somewhat rambling, collaborative style."[3] His focus on percussive guitar playing still led friends to compare his demos equally as well like to Flake, and he focused on taking the music in a unlike direction. Dissimilar Scrap, Mercer was the ring's sole lyricist, and songs were built from his initial construction.[5] The group added Scared of Chaka's Dave Hernandez and Ron Skrasek to complete their lineup, but the two musicians left earlier the finish of the decade to pursue their work with Scared of Chaka.[3] Past 1999, Flake Music disbanded and Neal Langford joined the Shins.[5]

The Shins issued their first release — the 7" single Nature Bears a Vacuum — in 1998 via Motorcoach Records. Following the completion of their debut single release, "When I Goose-Step", the Shins embarked on a tour with Minor Mouse.[3] Mercer became a "hermit" crafting what would become the group's debut anthology, and became depressed with his life in Albuquerque.[6] Friends of the band, including Zeke Howard from Honey Equally Laughter and Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse sent record labels cassette demos of the band's songs.[v] Mercer sent a demo to Sub Pop Records in Seattle, Washington, and characterization co-founder Jonathan Poneman defenseless a concert in San Francisco while the band was on tour with Modest Mouse.[v] He offered the band a one-off single deal, and the Shins' second unmarried, "New Slang", was included every bit part of their Single-of-the-Month serial, issuing a seven" single to fan club members in Feb 2001.[7] Positive press for "New Slang" made the group's debut album ane of the almost predictable indie rock albums of 2001, and Sub Pop signed the band in full.[5] "Before you knew it, my whole life was upside downwardly: I got signed, I quit my job, I moved out of town, the big human relationship I'd had for five years ended. All suddenly my whole life was up in fume," recalled Mercer.[viii]

Debut and growing popularity (2001–03) [edit]

The band'south debut LP, Oh, Inverted Globe (2001), was released in June 2001, with a compact disc version following the next month.[7] Much of the album was recorded prior to the Sub Pop deal in Mercer'south basement.[v] [7] The album received critical acclamation and solidified the band as one of indie rock'south definitive artists,[3] while also placing Albuquerque on the musical map with Oh, Inverted World'southward "gloriously skewed pop and [how it is] dripping with yearning, whimsy and brittle innocence."[9] The album helped re-establish Sub Pop Records equally a dominant force in the contained customs; the label had been without a marquee creative person for much of the prior years.[2] The group spent the rest of the year touring with acts such as Preston School of Industry and Cerise House Painters.[3] "New Slang" proved to exist a "stealth striking", helping Oh, Inverted World move over 100,000 copies within two years, considered remarkable for an contained characterization; Sub Popular had hoped the record would sell ten,000 copies.[x] Mercer was positive in licensing the song to a diversity of media, confirming to The New York Times that he received more than coin from touring and licensing than record sales.[10] The song was featured in a McDonald's advert that aired during the 2002 Winter Olympics,[11] which led to criticism from several corners, amid those independent music fans and the ring'southward own hometown alt weekly.[12] [xiii]

The royalties Mercer earned from the commercial immune him to purchase a home and relocate to Portland, Oregon, where the grouping congenital a basement studio and recorded their 2nd album, Chutes Besides Narrow (2003).[12] [fourteen] During this menstruum, the group replaced Langford on bass with Dave Hernandez (from Scared of Chaka).[3] Having cut ties with a bad relationship and a bad job, Mercer felt his songwriting reflected a broader perspective equally a result.[xv] Although recording in the basement was less than pleasant, the ring found it "cheaper than a real studio".[xv] The habitation was cleaved into at one point, and thieves stole the master tapes for Oh, Inverted World.[16] The album was released in October 2003 to critical acclaim, appearing on numerous music critics' and publications' end-of-yr albums lists.[17] [18] It also became their first anthology to chart, peaking at number 86 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Mainstream success (2004–07) [edit]

"New Slang" was repurposed when information technology was prominently featured in the moving picture Garden State (2004). In a scene from the picture, Sam (portrayed by Natalie Portman) tells Andrew Largeman (played past director Zach Braff) that the song "volition change your life."[16] The song "changed everything" for the grouping, causing their first two albums to sell more than than twice what they had sold prior to the film'south debut.[xvi] "Almost overnight, the Shins became indie-stone icons," wrote Robert Levine of Spin.[16] The band extended their tour in support of the song and its popularity.[19] "We saw a modify in our audience. Past the time nosotros were washed touring for Chutes Likewise Narrow, in that location was this new interest," said Mercer. "We toured again nearly as the soundtrack to that movie, and colleges were all of a sudden interested in us playing on their campuses. Nosotros wanted to consummate the new relationship by touring and having a relationship with them. I hateful, it only kept growing!"[20] This boosted exposure helped Oh, Inverted World move 500,000 units in the United States.[16] Fans of the group had mixed reactions at their newfound success; some regarded their unknown nature every bit an integral function of their appeal.[2] The ring also appeared in season four, episode 17 of Gilmore Girls while Rory and Paris are on jump intermission in Florida.

Mercer began writing the band'due south third tape in tardily 2005, employing ideas and riff fragments nerveless over the band's various tours.[16] Suffering from indisposition, he would often wake up in the middle of the night and piece together songs in his dwelling studio until dawn.[16] For their 3rd album, the group for the first time turned to an outside producer: Joe Chiccarelli, who produced Frank Zappa. Inspired primarily past a painful breakup and the group's newfound success, the album was initially ready to be released in the summer of 2006.[xvi] It was later pushed back to fall, and finally released in January 2007. Wincing the Night Abroad represented a major spring for the Shins in terms of commercial success: the album peaked at number 2 (in comparison to its predecessors' meridian of number 86), setting a record for Sub Pop.[3] It moved over 100,000 copies in its opening week, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Culling Album.[3] Following the success of the anthology, The Shins left their longtime label, Sub Pop, for Mercer'south ain label, Aural Apothecary.[21]

Hiatus and 1-human band (2008–xiii) [edit]

The Shins performing in 2012.

Having worked on The Shins for nigh a decade, Mercer felt exhausted and gear up to quit the band. "Mainly I was tired of being right in the middle and everything sort of revolving around me, including the friendship dynamics-slash-bandmate dynamics and the creative aspect," Mercer explained in 2012.[22] Noting that the band had never been bigger, some aspects of the limelight made him uncomfortable.[22] Mercer was approached by Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) around this aforementioned menstruum regarding a possible collaboration on a new project, which became Broken Bells.[22] Enjoying the fresh approach with Broken Bells in regard to meeting new musicians, Mercer desired to go on that feeling. Mercer parted means with longtime bandmates Dave Hernandez, Marty Crandall and Jesse Sandoval, terming information technology "an aesthetic decision".[21] [23] Sandoval instead told The Portland Mercury he was "unequivocally fired" from the group by Mercer.[24] Mercer would later relate that his decision was "tremendously difficult", but instead wished to view it as a new stage.[16]

Working with Burton on Broken Bells helped Mercer overcome fears of collaboration, which in plow influenced the rotating "cast of characters" that grouped together around him to record Port of Morrow, which became the Shins' fourth album upon its March 2012 release. Mercer returned to The Shins as the but original member. "I always loved these auteurs who presented themselves equally bands," Mercer later on explained, referencing Neutral Milk Hotel and Lilys as examples, which led to him feeling as though he could pursue something similar, allowing the concept of The Shins to carry on.[25] Producer Greg Kurstin had a particular influence on Port of Morrow, encouraging Mercer to experiment in the studio.[26] [27] Mercer began touring with an all new backing band, including fellow songwriters Jessica Dobson and Richard Swift, Pocket-sized Mouse drummer Joe Plummer, and Yuuki Matthews from the Crystal Skulls.[iii] Port of Morrow debuted at number three on US charts,[28] and pb single "Elementary Vocal" represented the ring's best nautical chart operation, peaking within the meridian x on the Alternative Songs chart.[29]

Recent events (2014–nowadays) [edit]

The Shins performing in 2017.

In 2014, The Shins recorded and released a new song, "So Now What", for the soundtrack of Wish I Was Hither (directed by Zach Braff of Garden Land). Mercer noted to Billboard that he was immensely proud of how the track came out: "I think information technology'southward one of the best things I've always washed."[30] That Nov, a reissue of Flake Music's first album, When You Land Here It's Fourth dimension to Render, was released.

In 2016, the grouping recorded a cover of the Beatles' "The Discussion" for the Netflix show Beat Bugs.[31] During this time, Mercer was at work on the band's fifth album, which he felt was closer in sound to the Shins' earlier piece of work than Port of Morrow: "I made a concerted effort on certain songs to fit the palette, to use the palette that I've used historically for the band."[32] The grouping announced their new album, Heartworms, in January; it was released on March 10, 2017.[33] In Jan 2018, they released The Worm's Eye, an album which reimagined their previous album Heartworms.[34]

Former ring member Swift died on July 3, 2018.[35] He was admitted to the hospital in June for hepatitis.[36]

On September 24, 2020, the ring released a new single titled "The Slap-up Separate".[37]

In April 2021, a 20th anniversary reissue of Oh, Inverted Globe was announced for release on June eleven, 2021. The reissue was remastered by Bob Ludwig, with Mercer serving equally an assistant.[38]

Musical style and influences [edit]

Mercer described the Shins every bit a "pop projection" from the beginning.[five] The group were inspired by whatever and all music that they discovered. "Everything we mind to [...] makes its mode in somehow, but we've been inspired by a agglomeration of bands who basically just go on reinventing the same thing," said Mercer.[five] The grouping received comparisons to the "pop revivalists" at the Elephant vi Recording Commonage early in their career,[ clarification needed ] such every bit The Apples in Stereo,[ description needed ] whilst Mercer's vivid, often surrealist lyrics and infectious melodies drew comparisons to the songwriting style of Robert Pollard from Guided by Voices.[v] Rolling Stone credited the band with bringing "the popular traditions of 1960s pop bands—groups like the Zombies, and the Beach Boys—to a new generation of music fans."[2]

Members [edit]

Electric current[1]
  • James Mercer – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (1996–nowadays)
  • Yuuki Matthews – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2011–nowadays)
  • Mark Watrous – guitar, keyboards, bankroll vocals (2014–present) [39]
  • Casey Foubert – guitar (2016–present)
  • Jon Sortland – drums (2016–present)
  • Patti King – keyboards (2016–present)
Former
  • Jesse Sandoval – drums, percussion (1996–2009)
  • Martin Crandall – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2009), bass (1998–2000, 2003–2009)
  • Dave Hernandez – bass, guitar, bankroll vocals (1998–2000, 2003–2009)
  • Neal Langford – bass (2000–2003)
  • Eric Johnson – guitar, keyboards, pianoforte, banjo, backing vocals (2007–2011)
  • Ron Lewis – bass (2009–2011)
  • Joe Plummer – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2009–2016)
  • Jessica Dobson – guitar, bass, keyboards, bankroll vocals (2011–2013) [40]
  • Richard Swift – keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizers, bass, guitar, percussion, drone box, backing vocals (2011–2016; died 2018)

Timeline [edit]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums
  • Oh, Inverted World (2001)
  • Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
  • Wincing the Dark Away (2007)
  • Port of Morrow (2012)
  • Heartworms (2017)

Awards and nominations [edit]

  • Nominated: (2008) Grammy Laurels for All-time Culling Music Album for Wincing the Night Away

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • Official site

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins

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