36. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

shinsThough The Shins are generally a household name at this point thanks to a few unnamed films of questionable quality, it is admirable that them have proven with their third album, Wincing the Night Away, that an increase in commercialization has not tarnished their ability to write instances of utterly irresistible indie-pop. “People in love, lie around and get fat, You didn’t want us to end up like that,” she opens the song, fully confident of his band’s peculiarly delightful style.

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His first solo album in the U.S., 1999’s self-titled effort, has since gone platinum signifying sales of more than 1 million copies. The CD spawned his first No. 1, the stirring “But For The Grace Of God.” It also established his awe-inspiring prowess as a guitar player with lightening dexterity.

With 2002’s “Golden Road,” Urban moved from a newcomer to a star. His monster hit “Somebody Like You” spent eight weeks at No. 1 on Radio & Records Country Chart, followed by “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me,” which spent three weeks at No 1.

In 2004, she released “Be Here” and a superstar was born. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and has sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Last year brought “Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing,” which has already sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Like its predecessor, the album came in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Chart. “Everybody,” the album’s latest single, continues to climb the charts.
From the fine folks in Australia at Hidden Shoal Recordings comes the latest release frombient Music Blog favorite Slow Dancing Society titled The Slow and Steady Winter.

It’s quite nice stuff. Long, stretched out tracks with a lot of breathing room. Some towards the beginning of the record are rather dark, in a nice way. The tracks are generally atmospheric electric guitar ramblings with nice texture added throughout.

It’s not a huge departure from 2006’s The Sound of Lights When Dim, but if you liked that record, this one is definitely worth your time.

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