The pricing is insane. Mostly sold out, a few tickets left at $350 for the very last row, all others >$1000 or resale for $500+ each. Don’t think I can justify it.

i know some parts are not 100% identical to the album art but i do not care at all. my artist drew the stencil herself for the most part i believe, so there are bound to be some differences, and i prefer it to be individual from others’ anyways :•)

A picture for one of my favorite songs!

Best shins song imo. I'm not a girl but I was listening to the shins around 3rd/4th grade and told my teacher they were my favorite band when she asked the class. I felt awkward at the time but now I like to think I came of age before my time!!!

What's your favorite song, or one you really resonate with?

Am I crazy or does anyone else notice a similarity between the two songs? The first 20 seconds of each song sound nearly identical melody-wise, not to mention the thematically similar lyrics. And on top of that the keyboard solo in Onion seems to quote the “Light my Fire” riff towards the end (at 1:07 in the song).

Any chance Mercer and gang going on tour any time in the foreseeable future?

I saw the concert at the Ritz in Raleigh NC back in 2017. I have been searching and searching for it. Anyone know if it exists?

I'm due to get married next year and would love to incorporate the shins into the big day. What songs do people recommend I ask the dj to play in the evening?

hi i love ranking things and hearing opinions about it. my favorite shins songs are as follows:

1. new slang
2. gone for good
3. australia
4. fighting in a sack
5. saint simon
6. those to come
7. so now what
8. know your onion!
9. the past and pending
10. turn on me

honorable mentions include: girl on the wing, a comet appears, simple song, the rifle's spiral, phantom limb

The TV show “Chuck” was how I was introduced to their music. A Comet Appears played in the first episode and it was so beautiful that I had to listen to all of their other music.

Heavy listener back in 2013 when I was in high school. Recently got back into James again it’s hitting like crazy.

Port of Morrow album is sooo good. Lookin at you “Fall of ‘82”! And I hear we may be getting an album soon? I’m ready!

I love the shins- always have and always will. Unfortunately my job plays the song “great divide” and when i heard it, i couldn’t believe it was them. it was one of the worst songs i’ve ever heard, and i just had to get that out

I heard So says I on Gilmore girls and loved it!I want to get into their music but idk where to start!

I’ve just noticed more social media posts in the past few weeks, new ig photo etc. I’ve been re listening to past albums and am craving a new one. Thoughts?

Does anyone know if James's participation at the Portugal the Man Show in Portland on Saturday is just him performing with portugal, or an actual opening act set? I started getting targeted ads on Instagram that made it seem like James was doing an opening sets, but the only text I could find mentioning him makes it seem like he's just playing along with Portugal the man.

Now i'm hoping to run into some other fans out in the wild

https://youtu.be/UZD4qqrBHQU

I didn’t expect to hear New Slang!

(S4E12: Eloise)

I’ve been a big modest mouse fan for several months, but after a while I wanted to listen to something new, it was Sat 29th, I was board and decided to listen to the shins chronologically, and yeah that’s about it

This is a super longshot, but.... I make LED signs. Think side-lit acrylic. The Shins are my daughter's favorite band and I'm proud to say that I introduced her to them. I really want to make a lighted sign of the artwork for the single release of New Slang. It's the one with the outlines of airplanes on it. Unfortunately, I cannot find a high resolution version of it anywhere. I have to convert it to a vector file so that my laser can etch the acrylic, so the higher the resolution, the easier that is. I've only found the version on wikipedia, and it isn't near good enough.

If anyone has any suggestions or ideas where I can get that artwork, please, please let me know.

Thanks!

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I first listened to The Shins when I was 6 or so. My mom would always play them in the car on our way down to the cities to see family. It wasn't until I was 8 that I started listening to them on my own. They quickly became my favorite band and have remained so to this day. I'm 28 now. Listening to them as a child was amazing. I can't be thankful enough for all the pleasant day dreams I had while humming along with my head against the window, going down 169 in Minnesota, or when I would bike to the park a few miles from my home to lay in the grass and pray that some cute girl would come talk to me. I do blame The Shins for making me such a hopeless romantic for all those years. I'm happy I can listen to them and return to my childhood anytime I need to. I'm also happy I wasn't alone, staring out into the world, day dreaming, listening to The Shins and wondering if anyone else out there was doing the same.