The Shins

[AbramIsaac]

Ah, The Shins. Clean sounds, elegant singing, hauntingly sad lyricism and execution.

Virtually the complete opposite of everything I love about Modest Mouse, and yet, I can't seem to help but like this band. Sometimes the songs just strike me as too sad, even when the subject matter itself isn't all that depressing. It's just James Mercer's voice, I guess.

It's especially evident on Wincing the Night Away.

Sea Legs (From WTNA)

Anyone else a fan?

[RKOunion]

I quite liked that song from the link?

Any album you recommend?

[AbramIsaac]

Wincing the Night Away is the only one I would play front to back multiple times in a week. That's the album "Sea Legs" is off of. I ran onto The Shins after this album, so that's probably why I favor it over their other work.

Their previous albums are very indie rock, not quite as spacey. Good music, just not as interesting...to me, anyway. Even in their older stuff, despite the fact that the instrumental side is always more upbeat, the songs still come off sounding so sad.

The Port of Morrow is the next (possibly the last?) album. It's coming out in March, I believe.