New Slang (track)
by The Shins
New Slang appears on the following album(s) by The Shins:
- Oh, Inverted World (track #6) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/28/2025 01:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 27,922 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 04:11 |  AAL2014 | 34,224 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 20:31 |  NowhereMan | 13,981 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2025 10:53 |  SomethingSpecial | 2,644 | 98/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2024 17:53 | Johnnyo | 41,817 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.1/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
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Simple acoustic guitar and accompanying drum beat start. Backing vocals ooo... ooo...ooo oo..oo.. oo.oo..ooo
Lead vocals come in with lyrics of sublime imagery delivered in an almost monotonous but effectively contrasting tone. Such a simple musical composition, engendering complex emotions and an uneasy feeling that its true message remains unclear. Great, great song.
Only remains to say 'Hope I die before I get dirt in my fries'.
I truly believe that this song is up there with the all-time greats.
ffudnebbuh 03/01/2012 12:57 | #37642
great song
Romanelli 02/25/2012 00:07 | #37369
Every time I hear this song, my day gets better.
Romanelli 01/24/2012 18:48 | #35811
LOVE this song!
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