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Day #3027 the Shins - Oh, Inverted World I was reminded yesterday as I was stuffing a burger into my face as this album came on and what a fucking great piece of work it is. It really is a reminder of the beginning of this century’s sound and where we were back then. #2001 #subpop #theshins #ohinvertedworld #minorthread #tshirtwars

The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (@subpop) "It’s also a snowglobe in that it’s complete and completely self-contained, existing in its own little world. This is part of what that PopMatters review was complaining about but, 22 years later, it feels almost startling and revolutionary. In a time where the sky is falling, the world is burning and falling down around us, artists face a pressure to comment on the nearly endless ills we’re facing. A short, sharp, catchy album jammed to the rafters with great songs, addictive melodies, tasty performances and interesting production is beyond refreshing to the point of being a revelation. It feels even more important, and more relevant, today than when it first came out." I got to write about one of my favourite records, The Shines - Oh, Inverted World, for Spectrum Culture's new series on the James Mercer discography. Had such a good time endlessly revisiting this record. Am honoured and humbled to get a chance to pen a few words, including a bit about The Shins' first EP, Nature Bears A Vacuum. Click the link in bio to read the full review! . . . . . #TheShins #OhInvertedWorld #NatureBearsAVacuum #SubPop #SubPopRecords #indie #indiemusic #indierock #indiepop #indieclassics #music #musicislife #June19 #2001 #June192001 #2001music #JamesMercer #NealLangford #MartyCrandall #JesseSandoval #AndreaLeah #albumcover #classicalbumcovers #greatalbumcovers #musicdesign #9bbad0 #JSimpson #albumreview #musicjournalism #SpectrumCulture https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnr8B_6r-fi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

NUMBER ONE RECORD, no. 9. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World. When I was keeping my ears out in the early 2000s I got one of those compilation CDs from Starbucks and it had “New Slang” on it which nearly instantly became, and I think remains, one of my all-time favorite songs. It kind of has a similar melody to an old instrumental from the sixties I loved as a kid called “Love Is Blue” (give it a YouTube!) but then it’s got these Dylan-esquely inscrutable lyrics that require/endure constant prodding and pondering and interpretation, and I love it, I loved it, I will always love it. It’s got that mix of optimism and melancholy that I dig, and a simple, straightforward arrangement. Anyway, Colin Dullaghan recommended this debut album when I told him how smitten I was with that song and I bought the CD and of course there’s nothing up to the level of “New Slang”—you can’t have lightning just keep hitting the same tree again and again—so I kind of let it fade in my CD stack and didn’t listen to it much. But then, there it was as an affordable LP one day with a cardboard-feeling art-project sleeve and recently I just slid it off the shelf for this “debut album” sub-grouping I’m on. And I listened to it kind of loud and it’s terrific. I have grown to love and expect James Mercer (the lead singer, also the lead songwriter of Broken Bells and other stuff I think and he shows up in Portlandia with Colin Meloy of The Decemberists I’m getting off track) ....I expect James Mercer to have weird craggy-peaked melodies that go all over yet are still “pop.” These songs do that, and this vinyl sounds great. I’m really glad I didn’t file it under “CDs I never listened to” when I had the chance to nab this. #theshins #ohinvertedworld #newslang #jamesmercer (at Noblesville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvB7xyr-14/?igshid=25m308x35k22

Album on table! https://youtu.be/6KqL4Uh2nHo https://open.spotify.com/album/6tMeipxbqiKnp7F368cwsi?si=NFgyww2LQtC77gyzfsY4Yg https://www.discogs.com/The-Shins-Oh-Inverted-World/release/15610557 #ohinvertedworld #theshins #2001 #the2000s #indierock #indiepop #subpoprecords #subpop #misprint #repress #gardenstate #rockmusic #darksideofthemoon #ihov #vinylrecords #vinylgram #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinyl #licoricepizza #instawax #instavinyl #nowspinning #nowplaying #recordcollecting #recordcollection #recordcollector #notforsale #neverforsale (at Peachtree Corners, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwloD8pFYV/?igshid=125s636dyyena

The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (2001)....A very typical Sub Pop sound, oh how I used to love this label. American indie at its peak in this period...miss those days...#theshins #ohinvertedworld #newslang #subpop #indierock #instavinyl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6SnUggikt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h33swfv9mc6m

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Good morning! On the road with @bummer_desu and @brittany.er to catch @deerhoof in Baltimore! Now Playing: The Shins, Oh Inverted World #nowplaying #ipaddrawing #music #drawing #recordcover #albumart #theshins #vinyljunkie #ohinvertedworld #roadtrip

Now in stock at See You CD & Vinyl: The Shins: 1. Wincing the Night Away 2. Oh, Inverted World 3. Chutes Too Narrow Now on beautiful colored cassette from Sub Pop are some classic albums from The Shins. These are limited so hurry down! See You Soon!!! #theshins #shins #wincingthenightaway #ohinvertedworld #chutestoonarrow #subpop #supportyourlocalrecordstore #seeyoucdandvinyl #vinyl #vinylporn #vinyljunky #vinyladdict #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinyldigital #vinylrecords #vinyloftheday #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #record #records #recordcollector #recordcollection #nowspinning #nowplaying #instavinyl (at See You CD & Vinyl)