The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

Release Date:01/23/2007;Notes: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 takes cues from early Jesus And Mary Chain sweeping, fuzz-toned epics.;Track List:1. Sleeping Lessons;2. Australia;3. Pam Berry;4. Phantom Limb;5. Sealegs;6. Red Rabbits;7. Turn on Me;8. Black Wave;9. Spilt Needles;10. Girl Sailor;11. Comet Appears