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The Indie-Rock Pop-Rock quartet The Shins formed during the second half
of the '90s in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA; originally comprised singer+guitarist
James Mercer, guitarist Martin Crandall, bassist James Langford and drummer
Jesse Sandoval, they made their recording debut in 1998 with an independent
7-inch titled "Nature Bears A Vacuum".
Another single followed in 2000 and eventually they signed a deal with
Sub Pop Records.
Their debut full-length disc, "Oh, Inverted World", was issued
a year later.
Before the group released their second album, Langford was replaced by
bass player David Hernandez; "Chutes Too Narrow" came out in
October 2003 and reached the #86 position on The Billboard 200 Albums
chart; it contained the minor hit single "So Says I".
The highly anticipated third album from The Shins, "Wincing The
Night Away", which was recorded in the summer of 2006, arrived in
January 2007; the 12-track set includes the Hot Modern Rock Tracks top
30 hit "Phantom Limb" and their new single "Australia".
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