Chutes Too Narrow
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| Studio album by The Shins | ||
| Released | October 21, 2003 | |
| Recorded | June - July 2003 in James' Basement and Avast! Studios | |
| Genre | Indie rock | |
| Length | 33:50 | |
| Label | Sub Pop | |
| Producer(s) | The Shins, Phil Ek | |
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| The Shins chronology | ||
| Oh, Inverted World (2001) |
Chutes Too Narrow (2003) |
Wincing the Night Away (2007) |
Chutes Too Narrow is The Shins' 2003 follow-up to their breakthrough album, Oh, Inverted World. The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Young Pilgrims." The album was generally well received by critics, garnering an overall score of 88/100 on Metacritic. According to Nielson SoundScan, they have sold over 393,000 copies to date. The album has a much cleaner sound than the Shins' 2001 debut, Oh, Inverted World, largely due to the album's being mixed by producer Phil Ek, who also worked with Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. The album also included violin parts on "Saint Simon," played by Annemarie Ruljancich. Chutes Too Narrow was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. The song "Gone for Good" was used in the 2004 film In Good Company.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by James Mercer
- "Kissing the Lipless" – 3:19
- "Mine's Not a High Horse" – 3:20
- "So Says I" – 2:48
- "Young Pilgrims" – 2:47
- "Saint Simon" – 4:25
- "Fighting in a Sack" – 2:26
- "Pink Bullets" – 3:53
- "Turn a Square" – 3:11
- "Gone for Good" ("A Call to Apathy" on some releases) – 3:13
- "Those to Come" – 4:24
