Wednesday, 19 December 2007The Shins - Sealegs on Transgressive records The Shins Sealegs Sealegs / Strange Powers (The Magnetic Fields live cover) Transgressive records Quantity Pressed: 500 Release Date: 3/12/2007 I don't know if there are many of these left, I just got mine in the mail the other day, signed by the Shins themselves. That was a pretty great early Christmas present. The Magnetic Fields cover is great and at this point it's pretty much the only place to still hear it. It was floating around various blogs and such, but by now it's been pulled from everything except to 30 second preview thing at itunes. The digital single hopefully will be available for anyone that missed out. I have to go hear Strange Powers again. I just love that they actually covered Magnetic Fields, it's a nice nod to this amazing band in their own right, and just might point a fan or two in their direction. The Shins are one of those amazing stories, just coming out of nowhere, getting their demo in the hands of someone at Subpop and ending up in that 'Garden State' movie, propelled by Natalie Portman's endorsement. I wonder if they regret that yet? It was maybe the best and the worst line ever. Sealegs is a perfect example of what some say is their new produced direction. Experimenting with the intimate sound, and everything that made their first two albums so much different from everything else. They have added synth sound and effected every individual drum hit for an almost machine sound with lots of distortion. That goes in fact for the entire album, Wincing the Night Away. It seems to be a little darker than the others, relying less on melodic falsetto hooks and more on weird effects...it was inevitable. What band (for better or worse) doesn't get major backing and heads into all the things they never had. 40 piece orchestra's, racks of effects. Who wouldn't want to play with all that stuff. This leads in an atmospheric filler direction, which a little disappointing, since this is not why I like the shins...for their ambient tracks, but they are still intelligent songwriters and there's a reason for all the hype. They are going to be around a long, long time. Labels: magnetic fields cover, sealegs, the shins, transgressive records, wincing the night away
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