I just bought "Wincing the Night Away," the new album by The Shins. You can hear one of several NPR reviews of the album here. Not entirely sure of my verdict yet, but it includes at least a couple of terrific songs.
Despite its presence in the overexposed soundtrack of the somewhat silly movie "Garden State" (written by the seemingly likable Zach Braff) I do really love the Shins song "New Slang" from the last album. It reminds me of the most wistful early work of Paul Simon, like "Only Living Boy in New York" (which you can hear on Last FM). Apparently I was not alone in making the association since that lovely and, until 2005, rarely played song was also used in the movie soundtrack, propelling it into a the risk zone of over-playdom. As one grows older and no longer requires a ready supply of wistful, somewhat obscure, songs to include in mixed tapes to woo women, I suppose that becomes less of a concern.
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