Tag Archive 'The Shins'

Nov 13 2004

All Tomorrow’s Parties 2004

Published by Christine Rankin under Shows

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All Tomorrow’s Parties is an annual event that draws hordes of music goers to the beaches of southern California. This year with Modest Mouse as curators, it was a rock and indie dream come true – the phenomenal line up seemed unreal, simply too good to be true. I’d been dreaming of and lusting for [...]

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Nov 15 2003

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow

Published by Christine Rankin under Best Of, Music Reviews

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OTO Rating: 9/10
     Imagine a musical land filled with beautiful, meandering explosions of sounds. Where every song lives in its own world, incorporating entrancing melodies with exquisitely crafted lyrics. A place where the streets are lined with sounds of glistening vocals intertwined with haunting instrumentation. In this Utopia undoubtedly Modest Mouse would reside there and I’m [...]

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