"New Slang" is a beautiful song. I'm glad it's as popular and famous as it is, even if I'm not thrilled by how it's made the Shins permanently associated with a fairly bad film.

had to google this to make sure it wasn't a Pissed Jeans lyric

I'm not experienced enough with their discography to say for sure which album is their best, but Psychocandy seems to be their most talked-about (even though it doesn't have Head On, which is a song that absolutely rules) so I guess that would be the place to go from there. It's probably the album I'll be going to…

I don't know who you are but buddy, I hate you too!

You should drink along in double time. Might drink too much, but you'll feel fine.

they legitimately did change my life in terms of how I appreciate music, but part of that was because I stumbled onto them myself years and years after hearing "New Slang" (which I love, but sounds nothing like their other stuff).

you can do that but also the Shins and Xiu Xiu are very good

"Don't" genuinely really owns, he rants about his brief relationship with Ellie Goulding with a super catchy Justin Timberlake-style hook, it's great

Zach Braff made the Shins a cliche and for that I will never forgive him

I'm just now getting into the Jesus and Mary Chain through the song "Head On," but "Amputation" seems to bode very well for their comeback.

I saw Finn as the vocalist for Hold Steady a few years back and he kicked ass. He drank a whole beer after every song and just got better and better with each song. Dude has endurance.

"Don't" by Ed Sheeran is genuinely one of the best pop songs I've ever heard but I like nothing else from him.

The new Shins album is going to be fucking incredible. I am a sucker for well-written indie pop and based on the singles James Mercer's songwriting is as fantastic as ever.

quick, someone record a terrible parody of "Did it All For the Nookie" called "Grab Em All By the Pussy"

It's his third favorite, I think.

counter-counterpoint: they do

your loss buddy

Together is amazing.

if it's not the type of four loko that will kill me i don't wanna hear about it

THAT'S MY PURSE