The ShinsBest The Shins Albums Ranked
8.0
Avg Score
27
Opinions
10
Albums
8
Reviewers
Summary from 27 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated The Shins's catalog across 10 albums from 27 opinions, with an overall average of 8.0/10. The top-rated The Shins album is Chutes Too Narrow (20th Anniversary Remaster) (2003) with a 8.5/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Oh, Inverted World and Wincing the Night Away. The discography on Wavelength spans 2001 to 2018. New Slang ranks as the highest-rated The Shins song on Wavelength with a 9.3/10 average.
Chutes Too Narrow (20th Anniversary Remaster)
“Reality television, actors-turned-governors, and wrestlers-turned-rappers aside, it's hard to think of many things that elicit cynicism and offhand dismissal like a sophomore album on the heels of a hyped debut. The dreaded "sophomore slump" is hardly a fictional pitfall fabricated by bitter music journalists and defensive cred-mongers; the pressures of turning out a second record can be crippling”
Heartworms
“‘Heartworms’ feels like a pretty accurate way to describe a collection of Shins songs: sweet, indie-folk numbers that burrow inside you, find their way to your vital organ and prod it until teenage levels of emotion are emitted. Many a pop culture moment has documented this emotional response to the band. We watched Gilmore Girl, Rory, dance awkwardly to The Shins during her first ever spring bre”
Chutes Too Narrow
“It must mean something that the freshest indie rock boasts tunes more substantial that what is sold in the mainstream. The Shins, an unassuming quartet originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, have not only assimilated several decades of Brit rock, chamber pop and DIY punk but have nonchalantly slipped those influences into their own intricate yet […]”
Oh, Inverted World
“For the majority of Americans, it's a given: summer is the best season of the year. Or so you'd think, judging from the anonymous TV ad men and women who proclaim, "Summer is here! Get your [insert iced drink here] now!"-- whereas in the winter, they regret to inform us that it's time to brace ourselves with a new Burlington coat. And TV is just an exaggerated reflection of ourselves; the hordes o”
Heartworms
“Self-produced and recorded, Heartworms is the most hermetic LP James Mercer has released since 2001’s Oh, Inverted World. His gift for making fussy arrangements seem effortless remains unparalleled.”
Heartworms
“The Shins revel in contrast and sound revitalised on Heartworms”
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