The Shins- Wincing the Night Away Hip-Hop it's a rolling piece that

it's a rolling piece that spans ten movements

Label: Last Gang

By the time the album/tour cycle expired

important album in the tradition of American songwriting greats like Harry Nilsson

The Shins- Wincing the Night Away Hip-Hop it's a rolling piece thatLabel: Sub Pop Released 2007 Their third album is the sound of a band growing up and out. James Mercer's infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, but on various songs he also channels a Morrissey vibe, pairs a hip hop beat with lush melodic lines and searing guitars, toys with tweaked out piano steeped in psychedelic strings, utilizes fractured synth samples, adds gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards that cloak thunderous anthems, and even