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The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Russell Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plumme . . 
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The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Russell Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, alternative country, and folk. The Shins were formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but are now based in Portland, Oregon. The Shins began in 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Neal Langford, both members of the lo-fi musical group Flake (formed in 1992). By 1999, Flake (now Flake Music) had disbanded and its former members became The Shins. (The name was based on a fictional family in the Broadway show The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer's father.) The band released two 7" singles, "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1998) and "When I Goose-Step" (2000), and embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.
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i adore the shins. best band ever xx
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Kissing the Lipless
The only souls that make angels cry.
thats kinda funny ledzep likes theshins lol?:~!
The Shins rock!!!!! I like classic rock but there sound is awesome like Turn On Me and A Comet Appears are both awesome!! Wincing The Nigth way rocks
Yesssssss!!!!!!! GO SHINS!!!!!!!! They sound really indie.
no-one better
this is the best band in the world!
One of the greats of my generation
i like there comercial on tv