The Shins are an American indie rock band consisting of James Mercer (vocals, guitar), Dave Hernandez (guitar), Ron Lewis (bass), Eric Johnson (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums). They formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and bassist Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of thelo-fi rock group Flake Music (formed as Flake 1992). Ron Lewis is also a member of Grand Archives and Joe Plummer is one of two drummers for Modest Mouse. The band was signed to Sub Pop following a successful tour in 2000 with Modest Mouse, and they now reside in Portland, Oregon.
Last FM Tags: indie, indie rock, indie pop, alternative, rock
My Rating: ★★★★★
I first heard this band when I saw the movie Garden State a few years ago.
(it has a lot of shins music in its soundtrack, awesome soundtrack btw, click here to download it)
I was instantly hooked; this album has been one of my favorites for a loooong time.
Definitely download it.
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