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The Shins

The Shins

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Musical genre:Rock  
City  Portland, Oregon, USA
Years active1997-
The Shins are an Albuquerque, New Mexico rock band formed in 1997, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The group is comprised of vocalist and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist Martin Crandall, bassist Dave Hernandez, and drummer Jesse Sandoval.

2001 brought Oh,Inverted World, released to critical acclaim on the strength of Mercer's reverb drenched, Brian Wilson styled vocals on standout tracks "Caring is Creepy" and "New Slang", both featured in 2004's Garden State.

Chutes Too Narrow was released in 2003 with much fanfare in indie music circles.




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