Chutes Too Narrow
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| Studio album by The Shins | ||||
| Released | October 21, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 2003 in James' Basement and Avast! Studios | |||
| Genre | Indie rock Indie pop |
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| Length | 33:50 | |||
| Label | Interscope Records | |||
| Producer | The Shins, Phil Ek | |||
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Chutes Too Narrow is The Shins' 2003 follow-up to their debut album, Oh, Inverted World. The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Young Pilgrims." The album was well-received by critics, garnering an overall score of 88/100 on Metacritic. According to Nielsen SoundScan, they have sold over 393,000 copies to date.
Chutes Too Narrow features cleaner production standards than the "lo-fi" Oh, Inverted World. This is largely due to the album's being mixed by producer Phil Ek, who has also worked with Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. Chutes Too Narrow also departs from the band's keyboard-driven debut and shifts towards more emphasis on guitars.
The album also included violin parts on "Saint Simon", played by Annemarie Ruljancich, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. The cover art was designed by Jesse LeDoux. The songs "Gone for Good" and "Those To Come" were used in the 2004 film In Good Company. "Those To Come" was also used in the 2005 film Winter Passing.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Drowned In Sound |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.9/10.0)[6] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[7] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [10] |
| Stylus | (A)[11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
Chutes Too Narrow placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 91[13] and Pitchfork Media's at 46.[14]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by James Mercer.
- "Kissing the Lipless" – 3:19
- "Mine's Not a High Horse" – 3:20
- "So Says I" – 2:48
- "Young Pilgrims" – 2:47
- "Saint Simon" – 4:25
- "Fighting in a Sack" – 2:26
- "Pink Bullets" – 3:53
- "Turn a Square" – 3:11
- "Gone for Good (A Call to Apathy)" – 3:13
- "Those to Come" – 4:24
- "Mild Child" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:29
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Robertson, Neil (2004-01-21). "Drowned In Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3558/reviews/8822-. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Dave Simpson (2004-03-12). "The Guardian review". London: Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/mar/12/popandrock.shopping. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Mojo review". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/shins/chutestoonarrow/. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ By Matt LeMay; October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.com. http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7114-chutes-too-narrow/. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/shins-chutes.shtml. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5225&name=The+Shins. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/289276/chutes_too_narrow. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2005-01-15. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=1025. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Stylus review". Stylusmagazine.com. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1415. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Uncut review". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/shins/chutestoonarrow/. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Best of the Aughts: Albums". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-albums/215. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50-21". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/.
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