Oh, Inverted World was an immediate critical hit for The Shins upon its release in June 2001.
The Shins have announced a re-release of their debut album Oh, Inverted World 20 years on from its original release.
The new version has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and will come with a booklet of photos, lyrics and liner notes.
We can all surely agree that there’s been plenty of magic from The Shins since, but for James Mercer, nothing has quite matched their first record.
“This record gave me the life that I never really dreamed I would have,” he says. “It opened me up to the whole world and gave me validation. It’s also something that stands as a bit of a pinnacle for our band.”
“You release that first record and it’s so well embraced, but you’re always trying to get that magic back, I think. We’ve done well, certainly, but the fervor that happened around Oh, Inverted World we never quite reached again.”
“It’s a special moment when you’re a new band and you’ve got what was apparently kind of a new sound. This record symbolized a very special moment in my life, a watershed moment for sure.”
