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The Shins are a United States alternative rock group comprising 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
. The Shins are based in Portland, Oregon.
HistoryFrom Flake Music to The ShinsThe Shins began in 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Neal Langford, both members of the lo-fi musical group Flake (formed in 1992). By 1999, Flake (now Flake Music) had disbanded and its former members became The Shins. (The name was based on a fictional family in the Broadway show The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer's father.) The band released two 7" singles on Omnibus — "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1998) and "When I Goosestep" (2000) — and embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.
Signed to Sub PopThe Shins' first album was 2001's Oh, Inverted World, released to critical acclaim for its lyrically deft and jangly pop sound. Songs from this album featured prominently in the film Garden State, exposing the music of The Shins to a much wider audience. Their music was also featured in the episode of the television series Gilmore Girls entitled "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist". Dave Hernandez, former member of Scared of Chaka, joined the group following the departure of bassist Neal Langford. In 2002, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon. Chutes Too Narrow followed in 2003 to much fanfare in indie music circles, featuring even more multi-layered lyrics, as well as a musical approach that explored new genres, song structures, and levels of production fidelity. During live shows, the band members (particularly Crandall and Hernandez) are known to frequently swap instruments.
In a Pitchfork Media interview, Mercer announced that Eric Johnson of fellow Sub Pop band Fruit Bats had joined the Shins.
The band's third album, Wincing the Night Away, was released on January 23, 2007. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 118,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest sales week and chart position an album released solely on Sub Pop has ever achieved. The album was leaked to the Internet on October 20, 2006. It was available for pre-order with an extra track on iTunes.
The Shins recorded a version of "Little Boxes" for the Showtime series Weeds.
On November 27, 2007, the group was featured on a Darfur charity album released by Waxploitation. The album was available on iTunes for only 90 days. 100% of the profits went towards alleviating the crisis in Darfur.
Wincing the Night Away was nominated for a 2008 Grammy award in the category of Best Alternative Music Album.
The Shins collaborated together to create a t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project to raise money for the Nature Conservancy.
Martin Crandall and his ex-girlfriend, former America's Next Top Model finalist Elyse Sewell, were arrested in January 2008 after an altercation in a Sacramento hotel room. Domestic assault charges were filed against both of them, but all charges were eventually dismissed.
DiscographyAlbums- ''When You Land Here, It's Time to Return (as Flake Music) (1997)
- Oh, Inverted World (June 19 2001)
- Chutes Too Narrow (October 21 2003) #86 (US)
- Wincing the Night Away (January 23 2007) #2 (US) #2 (CAN) #5 (AUS) #16 (UK) #2 (Global Album Chart) #8 (Ire)
EPs and singles- Spork (as Flake Music) (1995)
- Nature Bears a Vacuum (1998)
- When I Goose-Step (2000)
- Know Your Onion (2002)
- So Says I (2003)
- Fighting in a Sack (2004)
- Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) (2007)
Singles7" B-side
Sphagnum Esplanade
Other releases as Flake or as Flake Music- (Flake) 7" 1993 Resin
- (Flake) 10" 1995 Spork Science Project
- (Flake) 1996 When You Land Here, Its Time to Return
- (Flake) 7" split with Henry's Dress 1995 Omnibus Records
- (Flake) 7" Been There Done That compilation 1995 Science Project (80's covers)
- 7" 1996 Headhunter/Cargo
- 7" split with Scared of Chaka 1997 702/Science Project
- 7" compilation w/ Luxo-champ, the Rondelles, and more...Pocket Protector Records
Compilations- Music from scrubs (soundtrack) (2002 � Hollywood Records) song: "New Slang"
- Garden State (soundtrack) (2004 � Sony Records) songs: "Caring Is Creepy", "New Slang"
- Wicker Park (soundtrack) (2004 � Lakeshore Records) song: "When I Goose-Step"
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack) (2004 � Sire/Warner Bros. Records) song: "They'll Soon Discover"
- Live at KEXP, Volume 1, 2005, song: "Kissing The Lipless" [3]
- Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls (soundtrack) (2002 � Rhino Records) song: "Know Your Onion!"
- Sprout (soundtrack) (2005 - Brushfire Records) song: "When I Goose Step"
Awards and nominations- Nominated: (2008) Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Wincing the Night Away
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