The Shinsâ€™ third album, Wincing the Night Away, finally makes its debut on the much-lauded cassette format. Wincing the Night Away was released in 2007 on vinyl, compact disc, and internet mp3

Wincing The Night Away

The Shinsâ€™ third album, Wincing the Night Away, finally makes its debut on the much-lauded cassette format. Wincing the Night Away was released in 2007 on vinyl, compact disc, and internet mp3 formats, and has since sold a whopping 692,000 (as of 4/11/2016). What did we say of Wincing the Night Away back in 2007, you ask? Here â€˜tis: To play music for a long time, you have to surprise the people that love youâ€”while also surprising yourself. Recorded in singer/guitarist James Mercerâ€™s basement studio, Phil Ekâ€™s Seattle digs, and in Oregon City with veteran producer Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2), Wincing the Night Away is The Shinsâ€™ third full-length album. Itâ€™s also the sound of a band growing up and out. Mercerâ€™s infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, and unfaltering. But anything can happen around itâ€”and in this case, it does. While the vocals channel the spirit of Morrissey, â€œSea Legsâ€ pairs a loping hip-hop beat with lush melody and searing guitars. Elsewhere the band toys with tweaked-out, liquid piano steeped in kaleidoscopic strings (â€œRed Rabbitâ€); fractured synth samples (â€œSpilt Needlesâ€); gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards cloaking thunderous anthems (â€œSleeping Lessonsâ€); and, taking cues from early Jesus and Mary Chain albums, sweeping, fuzz-toned epics (â€œPhantom Limbâ€). Finally, â€œTurn on Me,â€ â€œGirl Sailorâ€ and â€œAustraliaâ€ are the lilting, thrilling, rollicking, rock-solid pop songs weâ€™ve all come to covet from The Shins. Consider yourself surprised.

Country	USA
Artist	The Shins
Binding	Audio Cassette
Brand	SHINS,THE
EAN	0098787070545
Label	Sub Pop Records
Manufacturer	Sub Pop Records
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
Publisher	Sub Pop Records
ReleaseDate	2016-06-24
Studio	Sub Pop Records

Wincing The Night Away

You might also like...