The Shins - Wincing The Night Away LP punk because every time we’ve tried

because every time we’ve tried to make something with a broader reaching or more universal appeal we’ve failed miserably

punky energy of Dry As a Bone and the bigger drums and thicker riffs that were coming to dominate rock in the late '80s

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

B-side opener “Only the Prophets” releases the tension

So where does a band like Pissed Jeans go after nearly twenty years of making music

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away LP punk because every time we’ve triedTo 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.