The Shins - Bait And Switch (In the Studio)

Music video by The Shins performing Bait And Switch. (c) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

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[Tom Clarke]

you'd think with sheldon as the drummer, there would be some shins music in big bang theory...

[OrgasmicMutton]

@ myxomytosis

There's a great tradition of a main artist performing with different line ups under a band type moniker. Eels, Bright Eyes, Iron Maiden, The Fall.

The reasons for line up changes are mixed, sometimes fall outs, some times just stylistic changes and so on and it can both dilute or bring fresh life to a project. It certainly isn't automatically a bad thing.

Personally I think Mercer's music is still good though I agree that it doesn't quite hit the heights of the original line up.

[ScoreFromAugusta]

Anyone else hear traces of Caribou's Yeti in the intro to this?

watch?v=kUctc2EViIQ

[TheFlyMan3829]

and with Kevin Spacey as the guitarist and singer, Its a musical/acting duo no one can tame (yes i did the old classic Kevin Spacey joke. Come at me).

[Nate Ginsterblum]

Fav shins song!

[modfather1965]

That intro chord is fab. My read on it is 0-7-9-7/h9-X-X, where you hammer on quickly at the D string, 7th fret. Can anybody improve on that? 

[modfather1965]

Loved the old band (especially the guitar player who really got into it), but I must confess, this collection of musicians (esp. the cool chic on the sweet vintage Silvertone Galaxy guitar) look a lot more like I'd imagine the Shins to look--very mod/60's... They also play tight as hell. Mercer's a fabulous songwriter. Keep it up!!!

[wes cook]

caserated on his tongue,why does she tear it all apart?

[wes cook]

alto sax would have filled the empty spots,the background with the awesome keys,at the keys command ....