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The Shins is a United States indie rock group comprising vocalist|singer, songwriter and guitarist James Mercer (musician)|James Russell Mercer, synthesizer|keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop music|pop, alternative rock|alternative, alternative country, and folk music|folk. The Shins are based in Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon.

History
From Flake Music to The Shins
The Shins began in 1997 in music|1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Neal Langford, both members of the Lo-fi music|lo-fi musical group Flake (formed in 1992 in music|1992). By 1999 in music|1999, Flake (now Flake Music) had disbanded and its former members became The Shins. (The name was based on a fictional family in the Broadway show ''The Music Man'', a favorite of Mercer's father.) The band released two 7" singles (music)|singles on Omnibus — "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1998) and "When I Goosestep" (2000) — and embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.

Signed to Sub Pop
The Shins' first album was 2001 in music... read all