. . . or does the new Shins record kinda suck?I'm in the midst of grading a stack of worse-than-I-expected essays from my students, so it's snarky time here at the Chainsaw HQ. Due to travel and then subsequently playing catch-up, I got around to the new Shins record only last week. Behind the curve here, then. Anyway, I loved the Shins' debut album and their second one has some excellent stuff...
I swear, I love The Shins more and more each day. Their universality unceasingly amazes me. Is there anyone in the world who HASN'T felt like this:Turn On MeYou can fake it for a while,Bite your tongue and smile,Like every mother does an ugly child.But the stars are leaking out,Like spittle from a cloud,Amassed resentment counting ounce and pound.You're entertaining any doubt,Because you had to...