Shins, The - Oh, Inverted World (20Th Anniversary Remastered) '2021

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Caring Is Creepy (2021 Remaster)
02. One by One All Day (2021 Remaster)
03. Weird Divide (2021 Remaster)
04. Know Your Onion! (2021 Remaster)
05. Girl Inform Me (2021 Remaster)
06. New Slang (2021 Remaster)
07. The Celibate Life (2021 Remaster)
08. Girl on the Wing (2021 Remaster)
09. Your Algebra (2021 Remaster)
10. Pressed in a Book (2021 Remaster)
11. The Past and Pending (2021 Remaster)

Oh, Inverted World, the earth-shattering, indie-rock-redefining 2001 debut album
by The Shins, is presented here in its finest form, dressed up all nice for its
20th birthday. The classic tunes get new life by way of a full remastering job
under band leader James Mercer’s watchful eye, the art is given a little
extra zest via a die-cut jacket and a classy inner sleeve, and the package is
rounded off with a big ol’ booklet with vintage photos, handwritten
lyrics, and more.

The music, of course, is obviously essential. Aside from a friendly reminder
that this is the album with the smash hit “New Slang,” as heard in
the hit movie Garden State, we just need to note that the remastering job truly
makes this the album James Mercer always wanted it to be. Never quite satisfied
with the sonics of the original, Mercer took the 20th anniversary of the album
as his opportunity to finally set the (literal!) record straight. And the
results sound stellar: great for new fans, and well worth the attention of those
already on board!

For old times’ sake, here’s what we had to say about this record
back when it came out: 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 machinations led to pop-based
melodic endeavors (who knew?).

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