Chutes Too Narrow
by The Shins
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 October 2003
- Label: Sub Pop, P鈥怴INE, Octave, Canyon International
- Country: United States
- Length: 33:39
- Community rating: 3.82/5 from 11 ratings
Artists on this release: Emily Lazar, James Mercer, Jesse Sandoval, Dave Hernandez, Marty Crandall, Martin Crandall
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Refining the jangle-pop sensibilities of their debut, 'Chutes Too Narrow' pairs upbeat acoustic arrangements with melancholic and existential lyricism to explore themes of interpersonal distance and transition. The record solidified the group's standing in the indie rock scene through its precise songcraft and layered vocal harmonies.
Genres
Descriptors: breakup, existential, melodic, jangly, intricate
Tracklist
- Kissing the Lipless (03:18)
- Mine's Not a High Horse (03:19)
- So Says I (02:48)
- Young Pilgrims (02:47)
- Saint Simon (04:24)
- Fighting in a Sack (02:26)
- Pink Bullets (03:52)
- Turn a Square (03:10)
- Gone for Good (03:12)
- Those to Come (04:23)
Credits
- Dave Hernandez - bass, guitar
- Jesse LeDoux - design
- Jesse Sandoval - drums, drums (drum set)
- Marty Crandall - keyboards
- Emily Lazar - mastered by, mastering
- Phil Ek - mixed by, producer
- The Shins - producer
- James Mercer - vocals, guitar, harmonica, written-by
- Martin Crandall - keyboard