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Группа Основана В 1997 Году В Альбукерке Двумя Членами Lo-Fi-Коллектива Flake Music Гитаристом Джеймсом Мерсером И Барабанщиком Джесси Сандовалом. После Распада Flake Music В 1999 Году Все Его Члены Составили Костяк The Shins. В 2000 Году Во Время Турне С Modest Mouse Группе Был Предложен Контракт С Лейблом Sub Pop. Действующий Состав Джеймс Мерсер James Mercer — Гитара Вокал
Джессика Добсон Jessica Dobson — Гитара
Юки Метьюз Yuuki Matthews — Бас
Джо Пламмер Joe Plummer — Ударные
Ричард Свифт Richard Swift Дискография Синглы New Slang 2001 Know Your Onion! 2001 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Phantom Limb 2007 Australia 2007 EP Nature Bears A Vacuum 1999 When I Goose-Step 2000 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Live Session EP ITunes Exclusive 2007 Альбомы Oh Inverted World 2001 Chutes Too Narrow 2003 Wincing The Night Away 2007 Port Of Morrow 2012 Жанр Рок
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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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Группа Основана В 1997 Году В Альбукерке Двумя Членами Lo-Fi-Коллектива Flake Music Гитаристом Джеймсом Мерсером И Барабанщиком Джесси Сандовалом. После Распада Flake Music В 1999 Году Все Его Члены Составили Костяк The Shins. В 2000 Году Во Время Турне С Modest Mouse Группе Был Предложен Контракт С Лейблом Sub Pop. Действующий Состав Джеймс Мерсер James Mercer — Гитара Вокал
Джессика Добсон Jessica Dobson — Гитара
Юки Метьюз Yuuki Matthews — Бас
Джо Пламмер Joe Plummer — Ударные
Ричард Свифт Richard Swift Дискография Синглы New Slang 2001 Know Your Onion! 2001 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Phantom Limb 2007 Australia 2007 EP Nature Bears A Vacuum 1999 When I Goose-Step 2000 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Live Session EP ITunes Exclusive 2007 Альбомы Oh Inverted World 2001 Chutes Too Narrow 2003 Wincing The Night Away 2007 Port Of Morrow 2012 Жанр Рок
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Официальный Сайт The Shins
The Shins В Википедии
The Shins На Сайте MySpace
Официальный Сайт Sub Pop Records
The Shins У Издателя
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Джессика Добсон Jessica Dobson — Гитара
Юки Метьюз Yuuki Matthews — Бас
Джо Пламмер Joe Plummer — Ударные
Ричард Свифт Richard Swift Дискография Синглы New Slang 2001 Know Your Onion! 2001 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Phantom Limb 2007 Australia 2007 EP Nature Bears A Vacuum 1999 When I Goose-Step 2000 So Says I 2003 Fighting In A Sack 2004 Live Session EP ITunes Exclusive 2007 Альбомы Oh Inverted World 2001 Chutes Too Narrow 2003 Wincing The Night Away 2007 Port Of Morrow 2012 Жанр Рок
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Официальный Сайт The Shins
The Shins В Википедии
The Shins На Сайте MySpace
Официальный Сайт Sub Pop Records
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Видео The Shins На Сайте YouTube read less
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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.