Music Muse: 8.2.14 THE SHINS

Now, I have noticed that if you're paroozing at this from a fancy phone you just see blank space when you should be seeing tasty music videos. I do apologize. It's a technical difficulty that I am working on. But if you wanna have a proper listen, whip out yee ol' laptop and give it a listen.

Anyways, back to the fun shtuff. Music. Filling, lovely, music.

Today, I'm doing a throwback favorite. American indie rock band with babe magnet James Mercer

The SHINS!!!

Now for many of you, this is an obvious one. Saying that, a lot of my Engrish friends either haven't heard of them, or if they have haven't listened.

Why ? I can't say. But I can tell you that this is as important to know about as your ABC's. So pay attention.

THE BEGINNING -

Soooo James Mercer started a band called Flake Music with guitarist Neal Langford, Phil Higgs and Marty Crandall on bass, andd Jesse Sandoval on the drum drums. They toured around with modest mouse for a bit [sweeeeeet] After five years, the band disintegrated and Mercer made a 7'' EP with Omnibus Records called Nature Bears a Vaccuum. Thinking it'd be a one off, James was surprised that the single recieved so much attention and decided it'd be best to assemble a full band.

Mercer started off by snatching babe magnet numero dos, Martin Crandall on keys.

and Dave Hernandez from punk band Scared of Chaka , to slap some bassss

Although sadly half way through the first album Dave left and was replaced by Neal Langford.

Then BOOM, they had a baby, and named it THE SHINS

with their first album Oh, Inverted World

Excellent stuff. So to make a long story short, they were with Sub Pop for a bit, were featured in some shows and films [including Sponge Bob Square Pants] They went through different members of - Neal Langford, Mikael Yeung, Jesse Sandoval, Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson, Ron Lewis, and Martin

Crandall.

But today, THE SHINS consist of

James Mercer [lead vocals, guitar] Joe Plummer [drums && percussion] Yuuki Matthews [keyboards, bass, backing vocals] Jessica Dobson [guitar & backing vocals] and Richard Swift [keyboards, organ, piano, percussion, drone box, synthesizers & backing vocals - whatta dude]

All legends among men.

I don't wanna say much more, besides listen. To every, single, song.

and enjoy

2001 Oh, Inverted World