(Behind) Closed Doors: The Shins

[essenceofcool]

they should do this except in an actual building in a city where the elevator works and the doors open on different floors to people's surprise.

[ferdinandwe]

When did Wheezy Waiter join The Shins?!

[bunny153649]

I actually like this one better than the studio version, this one sounds a lot more natural.

[TheRiteOne100]

this song brings me back to when things didn't matter

[theukefreak]

I wish they had done something from Chutes Too Narrow...

[heyyjules]

i love these songs acoustic. so natural and raw.

[elmaterino]

Can anyone tell me the name of the first song?

[compoundinequalities]

@elmaterino Australia

[thedanishglassblower]

Nice! Names of the songs?

[JayLaneLane]

@thedanishglassblower

-Australia

-Turn on Me

[leilaniiify]

i love this song! its cute, haha

[KellyKellyy01]

aww that was great.

i will now write to james mercer a lengthy and intense love letter haha

[balusote]

yeahhhh the shins tocan muy biennn hahahah en acustico suenan chido

[baillou2]

Australia is one of my all time favorite songs and I've never heard it played acoustic before.

It's awesome!!!!!!!!!

[HOBBITS8]

The Shins are the second greatest band ever created.  Period.

[TheMegaGaylord]

@HOBBITS8 After who?

[Lacrosseguy24]

set list?

[JayLaneLane]

@Lacrosseguy24

-Australia

-Turn on Me

[ExistGeneric]

holy moses, so gooood

[jariberry]

bah! i luv luv luv the shins!!!!!

[truffleshuffl]

god i love teh shins and this only makes my obsession worse lol

[reCupcake]

wouldn't it be painful if James had some kickin breath? all cramped up in that little elevator and singing right in your face, hahahahaha. Hope not.

but seriously, this is amazing. And I never knew about this strangely cool stuff until today. This and the vid they had of the shins walking around in paris. They're amazing

[cachoaventuras]

magnific music to mi ears

[awesomeness0192]

@cachoaventuras thats probly cuz its...music..

[jakeelindsay]

what songs is this???????

[jakeelindsay]

nevermind i figured it out.

it's "australia"

[Bam2726]

The first is Australia, and the second is Turn on Me.

[deadeaded]

hahaha... elevator music!

they're great ... *sigh*

[baljot123]

Kevin Spacey and Joe Rogan started a band!

Seriously though, gotta love The Shins. I think if anyone hasn't downloaded/heard it, you gotta listen to the live iTunes sessions they did prior to the release of "Wincing the Night Away". Simple amazing.

Also watch the take-away shows they did live in Paris, they performed as they walked the streets of Paris (here on Youtube).

[GFkilla17]

''Kevin Spacey and Joe Rogan started a band!''

the beards are reversed though,

[hosway1992]

AHAHAHA I DEFINETLY SEE THE KEVIN SPACEY IN JAMES!

The Shins FTW

[suckittrebek1]

Jame Mercer is clearly genius, modest, humble. it comes through so clearly with just him, his voice and some accompanied guitars

[SpentonRainydays]

:)

this made my day

:D

[JenniCanFly]

his voice is amazing!

i love the shins

FIrst heard of them on the movie "Garden State" check it out :)

[yellowpowerranger94]

great movie.

love it -and not just cause of it's awesome soundtrack.

[zigulyte]

why do the Dutch like shutting great bands in elevators? :)

[ZBroder]

good acoustics

[FreshHareUSA]

@zigulyte they are elevator fetishists



[weeweegordy]

shit these guys are awesome

[deadelectromix]

Scared of Chaka > The Shins.

[hoiikbenbert]

australia is danger

[kashmirage]

I don't need anything but the shins. I'm in looooove

[Druebearr00]

MANN I LOVE THE SHINS

[blindcacophony]

YOU blow.

[Ryan17150]

I watch this daily and never get tired of it. Good work.

[sbclaudia]

Australia is the first song

[dudewheresmycar10]

thank you very much.

[dudewheresmycar10]

what is the first song they sing in this?

[Paintingsinpoem]

Australia, I believe?

[7pl0ns]

And Turn on me

[Auburner89]

Australia

[shellovesummer]

HOLY CRAP!

this is beautiful<3

[kajsosa]

love his voice!

[yellowsgreen]

i love it. really.

[jonizzle112]

brilliant song writing

[PhoenixLT23]

this great, love the Shins

[plutzandrew]

Truly amazing

[xxxxxLozzyxxxxx]

lol, their faces at 4:12-4:13. :D

[plutzandrew]

Just amazing

[atreyurockmysocks]

that.

was.

awesome.

XD

[insomniacgoldfly]

my god, i love the shins.

[always6or7]

i never noticed it before,but they sound a lot like morrisey/the smiths.

[laybackinthapark]

Im pretty sure The Smiths are a big influence of James'.

[nashrules13]

I've never heard the Smiths, but if they sound at all like this, I am listening to them. I love the shins!

[melodel2]

For some reason they do a lot in this recording. No one beats my man Morrisey though!

[pete34683]

If I was starting a band and saw this, I would quit asap. This is unbelievable and too good to even talk about.

[juangui11ermo]

this is genuine

[blueberryslurpee]

haha cute

[newz2010]

A testament to how good these guys are, no need to fix their sound with a bunch equipment

[AnotherxRandomxKid]

Prachtig.

[apcwwwyzzerdd]

love it. love them.