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The Shins are an American indie rock band centered around James Mercer.
The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously
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Sounds like:
The Dodos,
Here We Go Magic,
The Shins
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 21, 2012
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It appears that I keep posting songs from roughly 2009 (eg, three days back I posted a track by Kings of Convenience from an album they released that year). As far as I can tell, there are two reasons: 1) the awesome contributors on this website keep...
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2

Sounds like:
Gypsy & The Cat,
Of Montreal,
The Shins
By
Justin Lam
on
Nov 9, 2012
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So it's been a good four years since L.A.'s The Little Ones released their debut album, and I was pretty worried that I wasn't going to hear from them again. Well wasn't I pleasantly surprised to see the news of a new album plus a new song!The first ...
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3

Sounds like:
The Radio Dept,
The Shins,
Of Montreal
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Oct 28, 2012
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Sean Bones, you are cute as a button. And so is your new single "United." This is Sean Bones' first release since his critically acclaimed sophomore album, Buzzards Boy."United" is undoubtedly a light-hearted song, and who doesn't want that every onc...
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4

Sounds like:
Said The Whale,
Mother Mother,
The Shins
By
Justin Lam
on
Oct 7, 2012
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There's a lot of decent indie rock coming from Canada these days, and I'm glad that I've managed to stumble upon The Zolas today. They released their second album Ancient Mars a few days ago, and it ticks all the right boxes for me - no doubt about i...
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5

Sounds like:
The Shins,
My Morning Jacket,
Grand Archives
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6

Sounds like:
Broken Bells,
The Shins
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Oct 3, 2012
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With Danger Mouse at the production helm, it shouldn't be surprising that LA-based duo Electric Guest sound a whole lot like Broken Bells.If I'm remembering the story right, one of the members is a friend of a frie...
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7

Sounds like:
The Shins,
My Morning Jacket,
Grand Archives
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Sep 10, 2012
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Well, Band Of Horses put their entire new album Mirage Rock up for stream on SoundCloud. I just gave the whole thing a listen, and must admit that my feelings are a bit mixed.Here's why: it's pretty generic and unoriginal. Perhaps I need to give it m...
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8

Sounds like:
The Shins,
Girls,
Real Estate
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Aug 23, 2012
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Woods is back, Shufflers! This time with their single, "Size Meets The Sounds."This slithering indie folk track with a slight twang wastes no time beginning with a bang and ending with a psychedelic whirlwind. Woods gets right down to business with t...
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