THE SHINS – OH, INVERTED WORLD – VINYL LP

Deluxe vinyl LP pressing. Oh, Inverted World, the earth-shattering, indie-rock-redefining 2001 debut album by The Shins, is presented here in it’s finest form, dressed up all nice for it’s 20th birthday. The classic tunes get new life by way of a full remastering job under band leader James Mercer’s watchful eye, the art is given a little extra zest via a die-cut jacket and a classy inner sleeve, and the package is rounded off with a big ol’ booklet with vintage photos, handwritten lyrics, and more. The music, of course, is obviously essential. Aside from a friendly reminder that this is the album with the smash hit “New Slang,” as heard in the hit movie Garden State, we just need to note that the remastering job truly makes this the album James Mercer always wanted it to be. Never quite satisfied with the sonics of the original, Mercer took the 20th anniversary of the album as his opportunity to finally set the (literal!) record straight. And the results sound stellar: great for new fans, and well worth the attention of those already on board!

• 1Caring Is Creepy
• 2One By One All Day
• 3Weird Divide
• 4Know Your Onion!
• 5Girl Inform Me
• 6New Slang
• 7The Celibate Life
• 8Girl on the Wing
• 9Your Algebra
• 10Pressed in a Book
• 11The Past and Pending