The Shins

My personal 'The Shins' ranking albums :

1- Chutes Too Narrow (2003) => 81
2- Wincing The Night Away (2007) => 78.5
3- Oh, Inverted World (2001) => 76.8
4- Port Of Morrow (2012) => 73
5- The Worm’s Heart (2018) => 71.4
6- Heartworms (2017) => 70.5

If I had to create a 'Best of The Shins', it would be made of 19 tracks :

- New Slang (2001) => 90
- Caring Is Creepy (2001) => 85
- Know Your Onion! (2001) => 80
- Girl On The Wing (2001) => 80
- The Past And Pending (2001) => 80
- Saint Simon (2003) => 90
- Kissing The Lipless (2003) => 85
- So Says I (2003) => 85
- Pink Bullets (2003) => 85
- Young Pilgrims (2003) => 80
- Turn A Square (2003) => 80
- Gone For Good (2003) => 80
- Australia (2007) => 90
- Sleeping Lessons (2007) => 85
- Phantom Limb (2007) => 85
- Turn On Me (2007) => 80
- A Comet Appears (2007) => 80
- Simple Song (2012) => 80
- Heartworms (Flipped) (2018) => 80

Though their output has decreased in quality as their noterity has done the opposite, many of us remember a time when only people that actively searched for their music had even heard of The Shins. Their first three albums stand as a testament to the artistic power that enthused early 2000's indie rock. You will be hard pressed to find a more complete album than Chutes Too Narrow.

Possibly the best band around at the moment.

From Pegasus 05/29/2015 14:51 | #142641

Very consistent band with great music.

From indieshins 01/06/2015 06:24 | #130899

This band still holds a special place in my heart, but my last comment was ridiculously hyperbolic. A great band, but definitely not the best ever, not by a long shot. I guess it goes to show how I've become more discerning of what's good and bad in the last couple of years. But my rating still stands due to my own personal connection to this band.

James Mercer can do no wrong

From jqmusiclove 09/15/2013 13:42 | #85994

While I'm not obsessed or mesmerised by the Shins they have some really beautiful albums that I will be further exploring over time.

From jhuik 06/27/2013 01:51 | #79915

At their worst they are catchy and tuneful, at their best they are brilliantly, artfully tuneful, only occasionally do they veer toward obscurity or lack of relevance.

From indieshins 03/31/2013 07:12 | #70761

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Another newish band building a fine back catalogue. Really like chutes too narrow and wincing the night away. The danger mouse (broken bells) collaboration is pretty good as well.