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Oh, Inverted World 2001

indie rock 33 min 11 tracks Sub Pop Records

Oh, Inverted World is the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Shins, released on June 19, 2001, to critical acclaim. Omnibus Records put out an initial run of vinyl distributed by Darla. Sub Pop Records reprinted the vinyl, but the Sub Pop logo only appears on later pressings.

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Character-led, spare, classical in form and intimate.

character-ledplot-driven
sparerichly built
classical in formformally daring
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AllMusic5/5 ★
The Austin Chronicle4/5 ★
The Boston Phoenix3/4 ★
Drowned in Sound9/10
The Guardian4/5 ★
NME8/10
Pitchfork8/10
Q3/5 ★
Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
Under the Radar9/10

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Tracks

1Caring Is Creepy3:20
2One by One All Day4:08
3Weird Divide1:58
4Know Your Onion!2:27
5Girl Inform Me2:21
6New Slang3:51
7The Celibate Life1:51
8Girl on the Wing2:50
9Your Algebra2:23
10Pressed in a Book2:55
11The Past and Pending5:24

11 tracks, 33 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Shins
Label: Sub Pop Records
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: AF

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