The Shins are Back

In light of yesterday's McCarren Park Pool show, I have for you some updates on the new Shins album. Entitled Wincing the Night Away, we can expect the record to come out sometime around January 2007. That's only if we can all take a moment to cross our fingers.

They are currently mixing their third album, and seem intent on releasing nothing less than a perfect followup to Chutes Too Narrow. We can only wait and see but I have high expectations.

We've got audio clips of three new songs expected to be on Wincing the Night Away from their show at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, with Belle and Sebastian on July 6, 2006:

1. Circus Walk
2. Phantom
3. Australia