music of the week – the shins
this song is by the shins.
you’ve probably heard the song a million times by now. but maybe (hopefully) some of you haven’t. in the movie, garden state, andrew asks sam what she is listening to in her headphones and she tells him it’s the shins. “this song will change your life”, she tells him. while i’ve listened to the song dozens of times and the life change that she spoke of has yet to occur, i have to admire her zealousness. i myself have been accused on more than one occasion of being just as over the top. i can’t count the number of times that i’ve been in the thralls of an amazing song and have been convinced that it, being the best song in the world, had the absolute power to change the listeners life.
this is the song that sam was listening to. it’s a truly great song. will it change your life? let me know.
i highly recommend getting the shins album, chutes too narrow. it’s not the album that new slang appears on, but the album after that. its a killer album and you would be wise to check it out. the beach boys aren’t dead. they’re brought back to life through the shins.
