The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (Mint) grey and pitched up at The

and pitched up at The Dust Brothers' place looking to create a follow-up that would shake the one-hit wonders tag they'd been lumped with

There's still the searing guitar lines

Apartment Life includes guest stars: Dean Wareham (Luna)

and intimate vocal approach

The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (Mint) grey and pitched up at TheLP, Limited Edition, Mint Green Vinyl Sub Pop (2018) US Heres what we had to say about The Shins debut record circa 2001. Hailing from Albuquerque, NM, The Shins sprung from the ashes of Flake Flake Music in 1997 (though those previous incarnations date back nearly a decade) same members, different instruments, different approach. Counterpoint guitars have given way to a single guitar pitted against calculated keyboard passages; swarming indie rock