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Oh, Inverted World [ECD] - CD

The Shins | SKU: 4251883 | Release Date: 6/19/2001

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Format: CD (1)
Release Date: 6/19/2001
Original Release Date: 2001
Length: 31 minutes, 51 seconds
Genre: Lo Fi
Label: Sub Pop Records (USA)
Studio/Live: Studio
Mono/Stereo: Stereo

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1. Caring Is Creepy

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2. One by One All Day

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3. Weird Divide

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4. Know Your Onion!

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5. Girl Inform Me

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6. New Slang

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7. Celibate Life, The

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8. Girl on the Wing

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9. Your Algebra

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10. Pressed in a Book

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11. Past and Pending, The

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Oh, Inverted World [ECD]: Release Notes: Muze
This is an Enhanced audio CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.The Shins: Marty Crandall, Neal Langford, James Mercer, Jesse Sandoval.Additional personnel includes: Melanie Crandall (cello); Neils Galloway (French horn); David Hernandez (bass).Personnel: James Mercer (vocals, guitar); Marty Crandall (keyboards); Jesse Sandoval (drums).Recording information: 2000.The Shins appeared out of the middle of New Mexico as if by magic, though they had been around for a while under several other names on several different labels. In a landscape of boy bands, pre-teen chanteuses, and nu metal, the literate, '60s-influenced jangle of the Shins' debut seems a bizarre anomaly. This is indie rock that channels Love and Creation rather than the Ramones and Sex Pistols.Standouts include "One by One All Day," with its Space Invader intro, rattling drums, and retro keyboard solo, the gentle "Weird Divide," which highlights James Mercer's Brian Wilson-esque voice, and "Your Algebra," with its echoing vocals and guitar arpeggios. Arguably, the album's best track is "New Slang," which begins with the lines "Gold teeth and a curse for this town are all in my mouth/Only I don't know how they got out." For listeners with a computer, the disc also contains a charming if very low-fi video for "New Slang."

Credits

Performer The Shins
Producer(s) James Mercer; The Shins

Oh, Inverted World [ECD]: MUZE Review
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Rolling Stone (8/16/01, p.105) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Their pop songs jangle without being too sunny....These 11 songs whiz by in a gorgeous blur, over far too soon."Q (May 2002, pp.119-121) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...The Shins fall into the folk category, focusing on hazy Beach Boys pop and swooning Simon & Garfunkel harmonies..."CMJ (8/01, p.89) - "...Palpable, '60s-influenced jangle pop....one of the most consistently enjoyable takes on Brian Wilson..."Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.68) - Ranked #14 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".Mojo (Publisher) (9/01, p.99) - "...[Their] lovely jangly appeal is all their own..."NME (Magazine) (5/18/02, p.35) - 8 out of 10 - "...Evokes the shimmering coastlines and baked desertscapes of California with a vivid beauty seldom glimpsed since The Beach Boys hung up their surfboards..."

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