- rock, indie rock, indie
- 42 min
- 11 tracks
- Sub Pop Records
Wincing the Night Away is the third studio album by the indie rock group The Shins. It was released by Sub Pop Records on January 23, 2007, and is the last album released under The Shins' contract with Sub Pop. The album was recorded in James Mercer's basement studio, Phil Ek's home in Seattle and in Oregon City with the veteran producer Joe Chiccarelli. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
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Spare, character-led, classical in form and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 79/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork7/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Sleeping Lessons3:58
- 2Australia3:57
- 3Pam Berry0:57
- 4Phantom Limb4:48
- 5Sealegs5:23
- 6Red Rabbits4:31
- 7Turn on Me3:42
- 8Black Wave3:19
- 9Spilt Needles3:46
- 10Girl Sailor3:44
- 11A Comet Appears3:49
11 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Shins
- Label
- Sub Pop Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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