Wincing the Night Away, the Shins, 2007, :41
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Delicate indie folk-pop with introspective, image-rich lyrics, with bits of post-punk influence. The drums are front and center, which gives it a more muscular sound than a lot of other indie-pop in this vein. Much of the album is a little more restrained than I'd like, but "Phantom Limb," an ethereal, enigmatic tale of two lesbian outcasts in high school, is worth the price of admission alone. Of course, I didn't pay a price of admission, but that's beside the point. "Phantom Limb," "Turn On Me," "A Comet Appears."
