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The Shins: Fighting In A Sack

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by Michaela Annot
There are times when listening to The Shins is like having your head beaten in by a large sack of sugar, such is the constant, pounding assault of sweetness.

But that's the way that these things work apparently; tunes, I mean. And if so, that makes 'Chutes Too Narrow' (possibly named after the experience of painful 'back door' sex - or is that just my experience?) the most blissful, skull-caving experience possible.

'Fighting In A Sack' (mmm, kinky) is a helter-skelter pelt through a Paul Simon song as recorded by the Misfits, jaggedly smart and catchy. Although not quite in the same league as the likes of 'Kissing The Lipless' or 'So Says I' from the album, this is more than good enough to win new fans and admirers. And I'm pretty sure that's what this whole singles game is about.

  • The Shins 7 / 10

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

You openly admit taking it up the pipe... that just leaves you open to assault (no pun intended)

Welcome to the DiS screw *grin*

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*msn face with the open eyes and straight mouth*

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

Chutes Too Narrow is a fabulous album, and the first one, Oh Inverted World, is even better.

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Thanks for your opinion, brian, it is very valuable, really.

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

Well, you've certainly given me a whole new slant on the line "I fell into a winter slide / and ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow", that's for sure. And isn't the line in the song actually "and leave our *fathers* fighting in a sack"!? Yeeuucch.

Anyways - awesome album, cool tune. Good stuff.

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

B-sides?????

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there's a cover of the T-Rex song "Baby Boomerang" and a live version of "New Slang" featuring Iron & Wine. wouldn't know what they sound like though.

Re: The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

Cheers for that.
If the New Slang is the slowed down version they've been playing on their recent tour, the single is worth getting just for that

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

Turn a Square would have been a better song to have picked for a single, or either Saint Simon. But still...decent song.

The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

The Shins..........dull dull dull!

The only gig I have ever walked out of due to pure boredom !!

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im sorry people, but i second that..

Re: The Shins - Fighting In A Sack

and that's why you two aren't invited to my party




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