The Shins
We had a great time recording this. The main tracks are all our first take. It just went very smoothly. The song is one that I can very much identify with and a natural fit for the band.
- James Mercer (singer/guitarist The Shins)
Our story begins in Albuquerque, NM, in 1996. Brought together by a genuine love of pop music – and subsequent eschewal of college aspirations – singer/guitarist James Mercer, drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall and bassist Dave Hernandez formed The Shins. Mercer had taught himself to play the guitar as a teenager, while listening to bands like My Bloody Valentine and Echo & The Bunnymen. With time, he developed a more pronounced interest in ‘60s pop and the art of well-crafted songwriting. Mercer’s aesthetic, paired with the like-minded sensibilities of his bandmates, gave rise to this most friendly troupe of disbelieving pop heroes.
After seeing the band’s San Francisco show (in the midst of their tour opening for Modest Mouse), Sub Pop CEO Jonathan Poneman was smitten. And in 2001 – The Shins spoke their very first words.
33 Comments
Fantastic!
Andrew - August 31st, 2007 at 6:42 pmHey, no fair! What happened to Mary-Louise Parker’s @%#$ over there –> It got all airbrushed into the white of the site. The Shins song is good though, so at least we have that.
YuppiePunk - August 31st, 2007 at 9:01 pmExcellent version. I love the Shins.
Megan - August 31st, 2007 at 9:36 pmThis site needs more buds on it….for a show called “weeds” i mean comeonnnnn….nice cover.
McLovin - September 2nd, 2007 at 7:54 amGreat Stuff!!! Where can I get my hands on this track?
James - September 3rd, 2007 at 1:39 amyou can find it on the b-side of their new single (u.k. only)
Joe - September 3rd, 2007 at 3:11 pmLOVE IT, where can i buy this single?!
allyson - September 3rd, 2007 at 4:52 pmOh man! This is everything, all the time!
S. Pihlaja - September 4th, 2007 at 11:24 ami love it.
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Morgenutgaven » Arkiv » Dagens låt: Little Boxes - September 13th, 2007 at 10:03 amThis is my fave version of this..
Madelyn - September 19th, 2007 at 8:17 pmsounds great.
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One Good Bumblebee Blog » Blog Archive » Pez Installation - September 20th, 2007 at 2:06 pmThank you Death Cab and now the Shins….get Modest Mouse next all of my favorite bands. I love Weeds
Anthony - October 1st, 2007 at 12:18 amThank you Death Cab and now the Shins….get Modest Mouse next all of my favorite bands.
Anthony - October 1st, 2007 at 12:19 amThank you Death Cab and now the Shins….get Modest Mouse next all of my favorite bands. I love Weeds its an awesome show. And the Song sounds amazing
Anthony - October 1st, 2007 at 12:19 ami agree… modest mouse would be pretty great.
or… how about… Franz Ferdinand!
..or… on an entirely different note.. what about Paul McCartney!
Joel - October 8th, 2007 at 5:08 pmomg! i love that song and i am the shins’ #1 fan!!!!!!!!!!!!
like totally
da shins rock!!!!!!!!
word!!
snake lover - January 21st, 2008 at 12:35 pmwat up!
yvonna - January 21st, 2008 at 12:36 pmi am so luving this kewl song
wat do u think of this rocking song
i thing it is intresting
my fave part is the whole thing
where can u buy this
it is so kewl
did ya know that these peps are like thirty ish
yvonna - January 21st, 2008 at 12:39 pmi still like them
great voice
turn on me is so sad when hte dog is killed by thre !$*@ed piano!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi! actually, i am the same person as snake lover! i love the song Australlia! and ya know how in the song pink bullets its origami cows in the music video??!! its awesome!!
rock on!!!
word!!!
percussioneer - January 21st, 2008 at 12:40 pmfreaky freaky fresh!!!
percussioneer - January 21st, 2008 at 12:42 pmthe shins are really different
yvonna - January 21st, 2008 at 12:43 pmdo u like the show antm
yvonna - January 21st, 2008 at 12:44 pmi luv it
i think that tyra should mary one of these men
they are like the same age
aloha oe aloha oe ike o na o na o ali kali po one fondem brace a hoi aeow until we meet again!! those were some of the lyrics to aloha oe!! at my school i am playing the ukelele to dat song!
word!!!
percussioneer - January 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pmyo!
percussioneer - January 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pmword!!!
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Yes, definitely.. Tyra should marry James Mercer. I think they are on the same intellectual playing field.. No Marty though, Elyse from season 1 is freakin’ that @%#$.
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