THE SHINS - OH INVERTED WORLD Vinyl LP LA Punk Heavens to Betsy and Excuse

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When the Nuke Hits

Nothing happens in a vacuum

and also marked the first time since Divine Intervention that they recorded songs in D♯ tuning

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THE SHINS - OH INVERTED WORLD Vinyl LP LA Punk Heavens to Betsy and ExcuseHeres what we had to say about the Shins debut record circa 2001. Hailing from Albuquerque, NM, The Shins sprung from the ashes of Flake Flake Music in 1997 (though those previous incarnations date back nearly a decade) same members, different instruments, different approach. Counterpoint guitars have given way to a single guitar pitted against calculated keyboard passages; swarming indie rock machinations led to pop based melodic endeavors (who