The Shins are an indie rock group comprised of singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative, alternative country, and folk.
I love them, they have 3 great albums. Here are a few tracks for you to enjoy
from oh, Inverted World
GirlInformMe.mp3
ThePastandPending.mp3
NewSlang.mp3
from Chutes Too Narrow
KissingtheLipless.mp3
GoneForGood.mp3
TurnaSquare.mp3
from Wincing the Night Away
SleepingLessons.mp3
ACometAppears.mp3
i also found you a very special treat, its only ben gibbard (death cab, the postal service) covering gone for good! i would say this, and as much as i love the original, ben gibbards version beats it i reckon.
download below
gone for good-ben gibbard
the songs lyrical amazingness is highlighted by ben (yes we are on first name terms) in this performance.
"I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my head"-James Mercer- great great lyricist
check out all the gone for good lyrics here
After seeing them at Leeds Fest 07 i really want to see them again and im deeply regretting not going to thursday's ( 8th nov) gig at manchester academy, especially after reading this great review on last.fm and vampire weekend supported!!!
anyways, you should try out the shins, they are great!
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