SHINS - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY (LP/CASSETTE) DUB follows on its predecessor with

follows on its predecessor with another bittersweet ensemble of dreamy

Ignorance began when Lindeman became obsessed with rhythm

A unique version seen only briefly when issued and virtually untouchable in the intervening years

and the jangly "Someday" with it's hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break-up

as experienced by one hungover young man on the verge of adulthood

SHINS - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY (LP/CASSETTE) DUB follows on its predecessor withBLACK VINYL LP or CASSETTE. "Their third album is the sound of a band growing up and out. James Mercer's infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, but on various songs he also channels a Morrissey vibe, pairs a hip hop beat with lush melodic lines and searing guitars, toys with tweaked out piano steeped in psychedelic strings, utilizes fractured synth samples, adds gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards that cloak thunderous anthems, and even