{"product_id":"wincing-the-night-away","title":"Wincing the Night Away","description":"Review\n\n(James) Mercer is a great songwriter, crafting classic pop-rock melodies that leap across octaves and twist in unexpected directions. - (Jody Rosen) -- Entertainment Weekly\n\n...a quietly ambitious effort that nudges the Shins' trademark indie pop into unexpected new directions. - (JC) -- Billboard\n\n..a bit more warm-blooded than the first two, full of characters trying to decide between trying anew or giving up. - (Kelefa Sanneh) -- The New York Times\n\nProduct Description\n\nRecorded over time in James Mercer's basement studio, Phil Ek's Seattle digs, and in Oregon City with veteran engineer Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2) - Wincing the Night Away is a Whole new animal. It's is the sound of a band growing up and out. Mercer's infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, and unfaltering. But anything can happen around it - and in this case, it does. Channeling a Morrissey vibe, 'Sea Legs' pairs a hip-hop (yes, hip-hop) beat with lush melodic lines and searing guitars. Elsewhere the band toys with tweaked-out piano steeped in psychedelic strings ('Red Rabbit'); fractured synth samples ('Silt Needles')' gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards cloaking thunderous anthems (Sleeping Lessons')' and, taking cues from early Jesus and Mary Chain albums - Seeping, fuzztoned epics ('Phantom Limb'). Finally, 'Turn on Me, ' 'Girl Sailor' and 'Australia' are the lilting, exhilarating, rollicking, rock-solid pop songs we've all come to covet from The Shins.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000K2VHN2\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000K2VHN2.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:The Shins\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593822609466,"sku":"DBV.B000K2VHN2.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000K2VHN2-0.jpg?v=1786678566","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/wincing-the-night-away","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}