The Shins
- Type: Band/Group
- Born: 1996 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Active: 1996 - present
Biography
The Shins are an American indie rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, formed in 1996 around singer, songwriter and guitarist James Mercer. Their melodic, 1960s influenced pop broke through with 'Oh, Inverted World' (2001) and 'New Slang', and peaked commercially with 'Wincing the Night Away' (2007) on #Sub Pop Records#. Mercer dismissed the original line-up in 2009 and has since led changing line-ups through 'Port of Morrow' (2012) and 'Heartworms' (2017); the current band features Yuuki Matthews, Mark Watrous, Jon Sortland and Patti King.
Genres
The Shins Discography
- Nature Bears a Vacuum (1998) - EP
- When I Goose-Step / The Gloating Sun (2000) - Single - rated 3.48/5
- Oh, Inverted World (2001) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- New Slang / Sphagnum Esplanade (2001) - Single - rated 4.08/5
- Chutes Too Narrow (2003) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- Wincing the Night Away (2007) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Port of Morrow (2012) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Heartworms (2017) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- The Worm's Heart (2018) - Album - rated 2.66/5
Members
- James Mercer - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (1996–Present)
- Yuuki Matthews - bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2011–Present)
- Mark Watrous - guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals (2012–Present)
- Jon Sortland - drums, backing vocals (2016–Present)
- Patti King - keyboards, backing vocals (2016–Present)
- Jesse Sandoval - drums, percussion (1996–2009)
- Martin Crandall - keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2009)
- Dave Hernandez - bass, guitar, backing vocals (1998–2000; 2003–2009)
- Joe Plummer - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2009–2016)
- Richard Swift - keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals (2011–2016)