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The Shins Es El Grupo De Música Del Compositor Cantante Y Guitarrista James Mercer Formada Por Jesse Sandoval Batería Marty Crandall Teclados/guitarra/bajo Y Dave Hernández Bajo/guitarra Bajo El Sello Discográfico Sub Pop Famoso Por Ser El Primero En Contratar A Nirvana O Soundgarden . Su Música Se Podría Describir Como Indie Pop.. The Shins Nace En Alburquerque Nuevo México De La Mano De James Mercer Jesse Sandoval Y Marty Crandall Tres Miembros Del Grupo Flake Music Anteriormente Flake Banda Que Escribió Varios Singles Y El Disco De Culto “When You Land Here It’s Time To Return” 1997 . En 1997 Inician Las Andaduras De The Shins Junto Con Dave Hernández Que Al Poco Tiempo Fue Sustituido Por Otro Ex-Flake Neal Langford. La Banda Publicó Sus Dos Primeros Singles "Nature Bears A Vacuum" 1999 Y "When I Goosestep" 2000 Que Llamaron La Atención Del Uno De Los Creadores De Sub Pop Jonathan Poneman. Éste Se Puso En Contacto Con El Grupo Mientras Estaban De Gira Con La Banda Modest Mouse. Poco Después Salieron Al Mercado El Single "New Slang" Y El Lp "Oh Inverted World" 2001 Aclamado Por La Crítica. "New Slang" "Girl Inform Me" "Know Your Onion" O "Caring Is Creepy" Son Algunos De Los Temas Del Disco. Dos Años Después 2003 Neal Langford Salió De The Shins Y Regresó Dave Hernández. Ese Mismo Año Salió Su Segundo Lp "Chutes Too Narrow" Cosechando Buenas Críticas Y Convirtiéndose En Uno De Los Discos Más Vendidos De La Discográfica. Su Último Disco Se Llama "Wincing The Night Away" Y Salió A La Venta El 23 De Enero De 2007.
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The-Shins - Wincing The Night Away
“Australia” Is A Song By American Indie Rock Band The Shins. The Song Was Released As The Second Single Via Sub Pop From Their Third Studio Album "Wincing The Night Away" In The UK On April 9th 2007. Despite The Name “Australia” The Song Does Not Reference Australia At All. “Australia” Peaked At Number 62 On April 21 2007 On The UK Singles' Chart. Critics Reacted Mostly Positively To The Song. Pitchfork Media Commented That "‘Australia’ Is A Peppy Rocker In The Spirit Of Chutes' Best Elevated By A Newfound Confidence And Expressive Range In Mercer’s Voice." This Song Philosophically Ponders The Meaning Of Human Existence And Human Potential. It Looks At The Inevitability Of Death Religion Finding Love And Old Age. On The Surface The Writer And Lead Vocals Of This Song James Mercer Reflect On The Average Office Job "That’s From My Memories Of Working In Offices. I’ve Had A Hundred Different Jobs And There Is A Special Kind Of Sickness Doing A Job In An Office. I Was A Bookkeeper And A Secretary And There Is Something So Horribly Boring And Defeating About It."
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The Shins Es El Grupo De Música Del Compositor Cantante Y Guitarrista James Mercer Formada Por Jesse Sandoval Batería Marty Crandall Teclados/guitarra/bajo Y Dave Hernández Bajo/guitarra Bajo El Sello Discográfico Sub Pop Famoso Por Ser El Primero En Contratar A Nirvana O Soundgarden . Su Música Se Podría Describir Como Indie Pop.. The Shins Nace En Alburquerque Nuevo México De La Mano De James Mercer Jesse Sandoval Y Marty Crandall Tres Miembros Del Grupo Flake Music Anteriormente Flake Banda Que Escribió Varios Singles Y El Disco De Culto “When You Land Here It’s Time To Return” 1997 . En 1997 Inician Las Andaduras De The Shins Junto Con Dave Hernández Que Al Poco Tiempo Fue Sustituido Por Otro Ex-Flake Neal Langford. La Banda Publicó Sus Dos Primeros Singles "Nature Bears A Vacuum" 1999 Y "When I Goosestep" 2000 Que Llamaron La Atención Del Uno De Los Creadores De Sub Pop Jonathan Poneman. Éste Se Puso En Contacto Con El Grupo Mientras Estaban De Gira Con La Banda Modest Mouse. Poco Después Salieron Al Mercado El Single "New Slang" Y El Lp "Oh Inverted World" 2001 Aclamado Por La Crítica. "New Slang" "Girl Inform Me" "Know Your Onion" O "Caring Is Creepy" Son Algunos De Los Temas Del Disco. Dos Años Después 2003 Neal Langford Salió De The Shins Y Regresó Dave Hernández. Ese Mismo Año Salió Su Segundo Lp "Chutes Too Narrow" Cosechando Buenas Críticas Y Convirtiéndose En Uno De Los Discos Más Vendidos De La Discográfica. Su Último Disco Se Llama "Wincing The Night Away" Y Salió A La Venta El 23 De Enero De 2007.
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“Australia” is a song by American indie rock band The Shins. The song was released as the second single via Sub Pop from their third studio album "Wincing the Night Away" in the UK on April 9th, 2007.
Despite the name “Australia”, the song does not reference Australia at all.
“Australia” peaked at number 62 on April 21, 2007 on the UK Singles' Chart.
Critics reacted mostly positively to the song. Pitchfork Media commented that:
"‘Australia’ is a peppy rocker in the spirit of Chutes' best, elevated by a newfound confidence and expressive range in Mercer’s voice."
This song philosophically ponders the meaning of human existence, and human potential. It looks at the inevitability of death, religion, finding love and old age. On the surface, the writer and lead vocals of this song, James Mercer reflect on the average office job:
"That’s from my memories of working in offices. I’ve had a hundred different jobs, and there is a special kind of sickness doing a job in an office. I was a bookkeeper and a secretary, and there is something so horribly boring and defeating about it." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.