The Shins

Everything went so well today (the work got done, the boss was pleased, the library had the books & dvd's I wanted, the boy was out right after school to be picked up, blue skys, brisk weather)....hot damn, what a good day. Here is a little something something to share...

There's trouble in indie la-la-land. The Shins multi-instrumentalist Marty Crandall was arrested in Sacramento along with his girlfriend, former America's Next Top Model finalist Elyse Sewell, this past Friday (January 4th). The pair got into a heated scuffle, where Crandall allegedly assaulted Sewell. Hotel personnel called in the authorities. Crandall was charged with felony domestic assault and held on $25,000 U.S. bail until Sunday, while Sewell was also held until S... MORE

At least, according to the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept website . The infamous livejournal entry is now friends-locked. However, you can see most of its contents on pitchfork here .

I suppose I'm just reacting to being forced to listen to the same 20 hip hop songs hour after hour, working in a restaurant in which the kitchen likes to listen to hip hop radio, but they really are great... The Shins rock! They first caught my attention with the song, "New Slang", which I heard on an alternative radio station a few years back. Then, I finally watched the movie, Garden State, and it's on that soundtrack. Natalie Portman plays the song for her new friend,... MORE

The Shins, Oh Inverted World Would love their songs

Every once in awhile, whether it's a new song or a song I used to love and just rediscovered, I have a musical epiphany of sorts. Sometimes a song just couldn't be more perfect for the moment and it makes you feel invincible. It's an amazing feeling. I only wish I could hold onto it a little longer.

A first listen of The Shins, addictively catchy tune "Australia" leads one to believe this is the happiest, most go lucky tune on the planet. It is the musical equivilant to laffy taffy. So sweet, so damn good, it just hits the spot. A second listen and you realize the song is about a stripper. Yeah, yeah, there's been debate on the actual meaning of the song. Some say it's James Mercer's own insecurities about feeling like a less than stellar artist...other's grasp at t... MORE

well, since im going to see them today, i figured what better thing to post for under the covers than the shins covering pink floyd? yes. only like seven more hours till i see the shins, silversun pickups, and modest mouse! whoo!

I'm not sure if any fans of the television show Weeds would want to listen to its theme song for fun. The theme song is a bit too catchy and gets stuck in your head for ever. But for those who are not regular viewers of the show, you might love the new version by The Shins. It's the most in-thing for tv shows these days: to have the theme song covered by different bands each season. Musicians who have covered the Weeds theme previously include Angelique Kidjo, Billy Bo... MORE

This song sounds so awesome. It kind of reminds me of a video game, something like Super Mario Sunshine. Or like some computerized version of bubbles popping.

i am literally, in stitches. five of them to be exact. this morning, like the groggy idiot i am in the mornings, i slipped and fell in my shower cutting my elbow on the tile and gashing it pretty bad. like, two inches bad. so while i got stitches for the first time ever, i listened to the shins to soothe me. i must say, they did the job nicely. they managed to take my mind off the pain, which was good. and only 12 more days until i see them with modest mouse, siv... MORE

...my eyeballs popped open an hour before the alarm went off for some reason...and I'm rested...almost TOO rested...sheisse, son...what I'm feeling is akin to what Andrew "Large" Largeman felt like when he was walking through LAX on meds while taking a trip back home to Jersey in the film Garden State...been there before...all of this reminded me of when I covered that flick as a favor for a journo friend who wanted to go out of town with her boyfriend that week, she calle... MORE

I like this song because the thought of a girl sailor never crossed my mind before. I guess there must be some women in the navy but I'd never call a woman a sailor, maybe I have though I say a lot of weird shits.

"Girl inform me all my senses warn me your clever eyes could easily disguise some backwards purpose it's enough to make me nervous. Do you harbor sighs, or spit in my eye? But your lips when we speak are the valleys and peaks of a mountain range on fire. So let me walk these coals till you believe I can cut the mustard well enough 'cause you know as soon as breathe we scrutinize Unknown quotients, you must be using potions. How else could you tie my head to the sky? Th... MORE