The Shins are an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1996. Its current lineup is James Mercer, Jon Sortland, Mark Watrous, Casey Foubert, Yuuki Matthews, and Patti King. They are based in Portland, Oregon. The band was formed by Mercer as a side project to Flake Music, who were active from 1992 to 1999. Flake Music released two 7" singles and a full-length album When You Land Here It's Time to Return on Omnibus Records and were touring with Modest Mouse when they were signed to Sub Pop Records. The band's first two records, Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow performed well commercially and received critical acclaim. The single "New Slang" brought the band mainstream attention when it was featured in the 2004 film Garden State. Consequently, the band's third album, Wincing the Night Away, was a major success for the group, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 and earning a Grammy Award nomination.
| Origin | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Warner Bros, Sub Pop, Transgressive, Cargo Music |
| Associated acts | Flake Music, Scared of Chaka, Fruit Bats, Grand Archives, Modest Mouse, Broken Bells, Captain Go, Starflyer 59, The Intelligence |
| Members | James Mercer, Yuuki Matthews, Mark Watrous, Casey Foubert, Jon Sortland, Patti King |
| Past members | Neal Langford, Jessica Dobson, Jesse Sandoval, Dave Hernandez, Eric D. Johnson, Ron Lewis, Martin Crandall, Joe Plummer, Richard Swift |
About The Shins
Grammy Award-nominated indie rock group whose 3rd album, Wincing the Night Away, peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. They became more of a household name with the single "New Slang" which was featured in the 2004 film Garden State.
Achievement of The Shins
The group reunited with actor/director Zach Braff on his 2014 film Wish I Was Here, releasing a song for the film called "So Now What."
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