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    First actual cd I ever got was given to me by my grandparents, oddly enough, who said the boy at the store recomended it to them. All I can say is thank you boy. Defines my growing years, and doesn't... more
    
    First actual cd I ever got was given to me by my grandparents, oddly enough, who said the boy at the store recomended it to them. All I can say is thank you boy. Defines my growing years, and doesn't hurt that it's one of the best albums I've ever heard, either. My favorite out of all the shins albums (though a close one at that), I will always come back to this after all the other indie bands have faded out of my life.
    
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    While I like the sound these guys put forth, I have to say this wasn't as good as I hoped. Every track had potential but then it just kind of flattened. "Turn A Square" was pretty cool though, but... more
    
    While I like the sound these guys put forth, I have to say this wasn't as good as I hoped. Every track had potential but then it just kind of flattened. "Turn A Square" was pretty cool though, but the rest of the album lacked a lot of continued depth. Grade: D
    
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Chutes Too Narrow, The Shins heavily anticipated follow-up (to Oh, Inverted World), was recorded in (singer/songwriter) James Mercer's basement home studio, with later mixing assistance from Phil Ek. And, with 10 songs, clocking in at just over 30 minutes, the new record is a brief yet entirely scintillating glimpse at chiming, reflective and perfectly skewed pop innovation.The Shins' sophomore album is a joy from start to finish, though it's rather different from their 2001 leftfield pop genius stunner Oh, Inverted World. That album was like a warm embrace from a long-lost pal. True to its title, all of the songs were of a piece, seeming to inhabit one landscape, with an invitingly similar sound throughout. Chutes is more far-reaching and decidedly eclectic. Each song is essentially its own genre exercise. There's singer-songwriter James Mercer's surprisingly Perry Farrell-ish wail on the almost indie-metal opener, "Kissing the Lipless"; the lovely pedal steel lilt to "Gone for Good"; the moody folktronica of "Those to Come"; and the Cars-gone-rockabilly riffing on "Turn a Square." The strongest song, the acoustic "Young Pilgrims," is stripped-down and brilliant. On every tune, Mercer packs more hooks and melodic invention than most bands do on one album. As a whole, it's an even better record than Inverted World. --Mike McGonigal

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By The Shins, 2003

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