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Wincing the Night Away
Rock · 2007 · 11 tracks

Wincing the Night Away

The Shins

A lush expansion of indie pop into nocturnal, synth-flecked territory. Shimmering melodies mask a restless, existential anxiety recorded with maximalist detail.

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The ultimate soundtrack for when you're wide awake at 3 AM and everything feels a little too vivid.

A shimmering, high-fidelity exploration of nocturnal anxiety and existential longing.

Wincing the Night Away · vs · The Shins
Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Sleeping Lessons
3:58
02
Australia
3:57
03
Pam Berry
0:57
04
Phantom Limb
4:48
05
Sealegs
5:23
06
Red Rabbits
4:31
07
Turn on Me
3:42
08
Black Wave
3:19
09
Spilt Needles
3:46
10
Girl Sailor
3:44
11
A Comet Appears
3:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition in 'Sleeping Lessons' where the delicate synth pulse suddenly explodes into a driving, full-band anthem.
The interlocking vocal harmonies in 'Phantom Limb' that create a shimmering, ghostly wall of sound during the chorus.
The skeletal, finger-picked vulnerability of 'A Comet Appears' closing the album on a note of quiet, cosmic resignation.
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