Sell-Outs!

[bearman🐻]

Really? What are they? Brit-pop? I always kind of thought they were a British rock band that somehow went into indie-type territory. LP's like Kid A and Hail to the Thief aren't really what you could call commercial.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Didn't Kid A go to #1?

Yes. Amnesiac opened at #2, HTTT at #3.
 
 I've never thought of Radiohead as an "indie" band, although they are quite popular with the "indie scene." I'd label them "alternative" pre-Kid A, "experimental" from then on.

[renton007]

Didn't they sell out when Garden State used their tunes for its soundtrack?
 
 Since we're sharing our opinons, I liked one of the Garden State tunes.  I watched them on ACL and the other songs did nothing for me.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Didn't they sell out when Garden State used their tunes for its soundtrack?

If you're going to argue being on a soundtrack is 'selling out,' then they 'sold out' long before that when they let McDonald's use New Slang in a commercial for 25k.

[mrpee]

This was one I bought when it was on sale on Target last nite. I wanted to get this cd because The Shin's song The New Slang was a very good Rock song. I dont know if you listeners here have been paying close attention on song2 on this album there is Banjo! That is not Rock. Also song5 ( i think) is Disco! Not what I wanted from a good Rock band. I would return this cd but I threw it out the van window on hearing these songs. I could not find it when I went back, there were too many cars on the road. I would say: Beware of The Shins, they are No Longer Rock.

[Lazer Guided Melodies]

I would call Radiohead music for the perpetually adolescent.

[beetsnotbeats]

This was one I bought when it was on sale on Target last nite. I wanted to get this cd because The Shin's song The New Slang was a very good Rock song. I dont know if you listeners here have been paying close attention on song2 on this album there is Banjo! That is not Rock. Also song5 ( i think) is Disco! Not what I wanted from a good Rock band. I would return this cd but I threw it out the van window on hearing these songs. I could not find it when I went back, there were too many cars on the road. I would say: Beware of The Shins, they are No Longer Rock.

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[Vas Deferens]

Radiohead has never been indie 'cause they have always been on a major label. However, because their sound does not sound mainstream, people confuse them as an indie band...

[sonickteam2]

lets not have the "does indie mean an independant label only? or is indie a genre of music" conversation yet again.

[Jaguar]

Y'all better watch it knocking The Shins too much. You know damn full well that when they play DC, almost every single one of you will bust your ass to make sure you get tickets to their show. Then GGW will pull one of his little masterful tricks and extract your post and quote it right next to your plea for those tickets you got shut out of or gloat about getting.
 
 Personally, I could take them or leave them so I'm very thankful that I won't have that headache to deal with. In any event, it's always nice to see that a halfway decent band is getting the press and sales instead of some crap like Britney Spears or whatever artificial flavor of the day. (Sorry, Smackie.   :p  )

[renton007]

I didn't know McD's used New Slang for their jingle.  Honestly, the previous thread about Wincing almost inspired me to check it out.  
 I thought I would dig The Shins, but again, the Austin City Limits apperance didn't light my fire for them.  Someday maybe.

[vansmack]

Good for them.  It's not easy being a rockstar.

[grotty]

With cd sales plummeting - Debuting @ #2 ain't what it used to be. Heck - it's hardly even an accomplishment anymore. Especially when you release your record during the January deadzone.
 
 So...in summary: They really didn't sell out. All their fans just bought the record.

[sonickteam2]

so like, what we can really say about the shins, is that their fans are old and still buy cds.