to borrow the title of Sonny Clark’s excellent 1962 Blue Note LP
because every time we’ve tried to make something with a broader reaching or more universal appeal we’ve failed miserably
layers of dissonance melt into a restlessly heady outro marked by escalating crescendos of shimmering noise that reach for the stars—and is that a violin quivering brightly beneath those elegant swells of guitar
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These recording sessions also reflected the Sunset Strip and the energy of late ‘60s Los Angeles so incredibly
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away LP punk to borrow the title ofTo 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 core, and unfaltering.