J. Books
11 Nov 2003, 10:25 AM
Just bought "Chutes Too Narrow", the follow up to their brilliant " Oh Inverted World".
So far, I'm finding it a massive disappointment.
They have chosen a more stark and typically indie production style, as opposed to their previous album's lush psychedelica.
"oh inverted.." was chock full of brilliantly constructed catchy pop tunes. With "Chutes Too Narrow", the music is too often written around the lyrics.
Finally, there's too much of the high pitched locals. The last album used them sparingly and the production smoothed over the rest. Now it's getting on my nerves.
That said, The Shins are still ten times better than 90% of guitar-based music out there. And to be fair, I was bound to be disappointed. I expect way too much from them.
So far, I'm finding it a massive disappointment.
They have chosen a more stark and typically indie production style, as opposed to their previous album's lush psychedelica.
"oh inverted.." was chock full of brilliantly constructed catchy pop tunes. With "Chutes Too Narrow", the music is too often written around the lyrics.
Finally, there's too much of the high pitched locals. The last album used them sparingly and the production smoothed over the rest. Now it's getting on my nerves.
That said, The Shins are still ten times better than 90% of guitar-based music out there. And to be fair, I was bound to be disappointed. I expect way too much from them.