The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

The Shins - Wincing the Night AwayLP Sub Pop 705 (2016) US To play music for a long time, you have to surprise the people that love youwhile also surprising yourself. Recorded in singer guitarist James Mercers basement studio, Phil Eks Seattle digs, and in Oregon City with veteran producer Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2), Wincing the Night Away is The Shins third full length album. Its also the sound of a band growing up and out. Mercers infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the

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Holland and France and is currently #1 in Germany

incorporating the most dynamic elements of hard music to create the most exhilarating album of the year

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boosting its modest track list from four songs to five

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