The Shins - New Slang [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

[@mattstone2621]

I sang this song to my newborn daughter every night as she screamed, thrashed and wailed with colic. Nothing could soothe her, but singing these beautiful, timeless words at least put me at ease, which helped get us through those nights. Tonight, 4 years later, a random night when she was feeling sad and lonely and missing her mama who was gone for the evening, she couldn't fall to sleep. This song came to mind, so I sang it to her once again. She instantly nodded off to dreamland, with the sweetest look on her face. That's what this song is. This song will forever be a part of me and I hope someday my daughter will find the same beauty and peace in it that I have.

[@Juliana_So_Unique]

I hope your wife isn't cheating on you.

[@ChrisRogers-r1m]

That's awesome, Matt. I am so glad you shared that story.

[@Latka.Gravas]

You made me realize that singing to a baby is just as much for the baby as the parent 🥹

[@michaelayala5394]

you were clearly holding your child too hard 😋

[@ldude]

it gave me peace in very dark times as well my friend. i still come back like now to listen.

[@raphaelv8062]

I wonder if when someone makes a song this good they have any idea how much of an impact it will have in people's lives.

[@joshkirkwood8945]

I think they do. They must. This is possibly the best song written in the surrounding 20 yrs. They must know, and I'm sure they are quite happy when they perform it. There is no better thrill as a musician, than to know your audience is well pleased. That's what these guys know, because they are the real deal.

[@keinegrosse]

For 3:57 sec. the mood of most of us is positively modified. Thanks The Sins

[@tomharding]

What a really wholesome thought. I'd like to hope so, but then again it would require a degree of arrogance which is not a quality I look for in artists. The lyrics to "I believe you but my Tommy Gun don't" by Brand New come to mind here. I think if a song changes just one life an artist would be pleased, so there's that possibly.

[@toddstoptens1384]

Not necessarily. I’m a songwriter, and the songs that I write quickly and don’t think much of upon finishing actually end up being a lot of people’s favorites ... while the songs I spend months working on and feel extremely proud of end up being liked by around three people, haha.

[@moving_gates7757]

Raphael i often think deeply tge same about this and so many favorite obbsessing over songs of the week. For years...thanks at least we aren't alone.

[@Sara88890]

This song makes me think of the end of the semester in college; I had an ecology class that did a lot of camping trips, it was popular with foreign students since it was used to promote the school in other countries. We were driving back to school from a camping trip at dusk and it was when the weather was just starting to feel like summer, we had all gotten a lot closer on this trip since it was so long, despite the cultural/language barriers that made it more awkward at the beginning of the class. One of my new foreign friends fell asleep with her head on my shoulder and this song came on, and at that time I knew I'd remember that moment for years to come. I have no clue what all those people are up to now we didn't keep in touch, but I still remember that time of our life fondly and this song always takes me to that time.

[@Wispywhisker]

Very awesome experiences you've had~

[@barryobongo8833]

Copy

[@cello9877]

🤍🤍

[@greeleyestateslove]

😭😭

[@Sara88890]

@@barryobongo8833 Not a copy, it was a trip to Hurricane Ridge and the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State - highly recommend visiting btw if you get the chance, though I wouldn't be surprised if other people had similar stories, something about sleeping on the hard ground and eating food cooked on a campfire brings people together.

[@aeuon2496]

Feels like a good song to listen with your best friend whom you haven't seen for years while playing basketball in your old high school.

[@daw_on_top]

Hehe i see what you're talking about

[@gehtdinichtsan309]

i've got 8 eyes, so i can see what you did there. (also it immediately gave me a garden state-flashback)

[@micahwarkentin3541]

Ahaha, I understand what you did there lol.

[@hofx666]

Swish

[@tacituskillgore1489]

Yesss! Exactly why I'm here! This was my jam, though, in 9th grade. My then girlfriend showed me this song and it just made me feel a certain way still to this day!

[@aprilwilson2134]

This song reminds me of my son and I, living on south jackson street when he was in elementary school. When I'd get home from work and jiggle the door knob, I'd hear his little feet running across the hardwood floor and he'd sling open the door, throw his little arms up and yell "MOMMY!" And give me the hugest hug around the neck. It's one of my favorite memories. ♥️ He's 21 now. 6'4. Still gives me the strongest best hugs. He doesn't need me anymore like he did, but it's ok. I still have this song.

[@ЧерменЗассеев-м7э]

i think he does

[@alicemcqueen383]

❤🙌🤍

[@meccanised]

awesome

[@larrylobster78]

i love coming to this video and reading everyone’s beautiful memories and reasons this song is important to them. Makes my soul feel warm

[@giselleortiz1]

Same❤

[@matusmisik2080]

Wow. This is like the best comment ive ever read under a certain song. And I definitely agree. I havent heard this song in long time. Today I got here because I was listening to Brian Wilson Pet Sounds and New Slang just popped out. ❤

[@gaugea]

i have a folder on my desktop dedicated to screenshots of peoples comments on various songs talking about what the song means to them, i recommend others to do the same its poetry

[@danielhall4841]

Best thing to do with your favorite songs :)

[@mressay]

I like how people think this is a happy and positive song. It is 100% pessimistic and realist....almost bordering on nihilistic.

[@sadieinnes-smith8263]

I've been listening to this song for at least a decade. It brings me to tears every time. Such tenderness is rare to find these days. Thank you so much

[@kylemartin305]

When a song makes you feel all emotions at once…you know you’ve made a masterpiece

[@crowntextures3002]

Makes me feel grateful to be alive. My best friend who died showed me it and 10 years later i just listen to it now... Thank you life for letting me live on.

[@elinaostergren1910]

One of the best songs in the world, a true feel good song and timeless. Thank you for this song.

[@QuackersNChees3]

Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth. Only I don't know how they got out, dear. Turn me back into the pet I was when we met. I was happier then with no mind-set. And if you'd 'a took to me like a gull takes to the wind. Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree And I'd 'a danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well. New slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries. Hope it's right when you die, old and bony. Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall, Never should have called But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely. And if you'd 'a took to me like a gull takes to the wind. Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree And I'd 'a danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well. God speed all the bakers at dawn May they all cut their thumbs, And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away. I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find. Without a trust or flaming fields am I too dumb to refine? And if you'd 'a took to me like I'd 'a danced like the queen of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well. Edit: I come back three years later to find that over 350 beautiful people liked these amazing lyrics. Thank you all so much

[@roserickard5148]

Ethan Brown wow

[@JaseekaRawr]

Holy fuck, man... 😭❤️

[@tdsims1963]

Wow, what writing! So sad that he left us...

[@yugeshh]

Thank you Thank you Thank you

[@realistichater2242]

Great job

[@fredx94]

I don't know why but this song always makes me feel like it's all going to turn out ok. Like it just has to

[@ksteneide2]

100%!

[@Smartass_Jedi]

For sure

[@jeppemadsen2497]

And it Will. So enjoy the journey.

[@eddieb270]

The fact that ur alive rn means most of the bad shit in the world aint happening to you hopefully so things are going ok

[@Andy-Bodhi]

On a long enough timeline the survival rate of everything is zero

[@gandalfthegrey85]

Gold teeth and a curse for this town Were all in my mouth Only I don't know how they got out, dear Turn me back into the pet I was when we met I was happier then with no mindset And if you took to me like a Gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well New slang when you notice the stripes The dirt in your fries Hope it's right when you die, old and bony Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall Never should have called But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely And if you took to me like a Gull takes to the wind Well, I'd've jumped from my trees And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn May they all cut their thumbs And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find Without a trust, a flaming field Am I too dumb to refine? And if you took to me like Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores And the rest of our lives would've fared well

[@MrDudumassa]

What does it all mean?

[@MegaByrds]

Thanks!

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@MrDudumassa Practically nothing, aside from some private things. You get a sense of uncertainty, incomprehension, searching for a path and sorting out emotions, and that's about it. If you find it murky I agree. But it dazzles just a bit and evokes things as it goes along. I think Bowie was a pioneer of that, with more dazzle though. Before him, songs were more coherent.

[@Arrie91]

​@@dixonpinfold2582 It is coherent and it does mean something, only it is hard to grasp due to the almost cryptic metaphors that Mercer uses. The kind of writing you refer to I would associate more with someone like Thom Yorke. Mercer doesn't really have much to do with that kind of writing.

[@glokazuns4594]

​@MrDudumassa this song is him wishing he asked out a g8rl and daydreaming what their life would be like... but it never happened because I don't think he had the courage to ask her out.

[@bryantcolon9061]

If any of you were wondering, here's all the things this video is referencing (there's some I missed though) 0:00 Husker Du - Zen Arcade album cover 0:13 The Replacements - Let it Be album cover 0:17 Husker Du - New Day Rising album cover 0:20 Slint - Spiderland album cover 0:24 Sonic Youth - Sister album cover (bottom right on back cover) 0:28 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime album cover 0:35 Squirrel Bait - Squirrel Bait (EP) album cover 0:51 -Sonic Youth (again) 1:04 Cat Power - Nude as the News music video 1:13 Cat Power- Moon Pix album cover 1:38 Slint - Spiderland (again) 1:51 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (again) 2:29 Husker Du - New Day Rising (agian) 2:42 Sonic Youth - Sister (again) 3:08 Sonic Youth - Sister (again) 3:28 Slint - Spiderland (again) 3:32 Minutemen - Double Nickels (again) 3:35 Husker Du - Zen Arcade (again) 3:39 Replacements - Let it Be (again) You're welcome

[@gregorypetrasuk4836]

Nice

[@window2474]

Nice.

[@daveevise]

nice

[@lexiledford3502]

TANKS! :)

[@humboldtgift9462]

was wondering! thanks much

[@masonthunkwell9786]

I delivered a pizza to some guy and his downstairs neighbors was blaring this album. I remarked that it was a good album and the upstairs guy I was delivering it to says, "Yeah, if he didn't listen to it literally NON-STOP, EVERY DAY."

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

😂😂😂 that’s funny, I went through that phase wow memories

[@skyturtle3591]

​@@TRAVIESO_NAI go through that phase every few years at this point haha

[@1shpendi]

That downstairs neighbor was me.

[@ChickenNibz]

3 years ago this month, i lost one of my greatest friends. this was his favourite song. every year, near the anniversary, i come back to this song and i say out loud "i love and miss you so much, Damion". you are such a beautiful memory in my head. i'll cherish you forever. i'll love you forever. naming my first-born son after you. ❤️

[@AliTheAllStar]

Idk what it is about this song. I feel like I could listen to it forever. It just seems to connect with something deep inside. Its like it somehow reflects all my hopes and dreams but also all of the disappointment and longing at the same time. Absolute masterpiece. The Shins are the best.

[@ParanoidParkProject]

Beautifully put. This song is nostalgia in physical form

[@NxDoyle]

I must have listened to New Slang a thousand times, but today is the first time in several years I've listened to a Shins song. I burst into tears.

[@danmaftei7633]

Album covers: 0:06 Husker Du - Zen Arcade 0:14 Replacements - Let It Be 0:17 Husker Du - New Day Rising 0:21 Slint - Spiderland 0:25 Sonic Youth - Sister (back cover, lower right photo) 0:29 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime 0:35 Squirrel Bait - [self-titled EP] 1:14 Cat Power - Moon Pix 3:14 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs What am I missing?

[@stpaulimdog]

Sonic Youth Sister?

[@MegCazalet]

Those, with Sonic Youth’s “Sister”, are all that are mentioned in the 2002 Entertainment Weekly article about the video. So I think you got them all. I remember the Let It Be reference jumping out at me and getting excited and playing closer attention to the visuals. The ‘Mats are one of my favorite bands, and almost every other band I’ve liked (and some I haven’t) name them as an influence in one way or another. It’s kinda wild. (Personally, my favorite album of theirs is Tim, followed closely by Don’t Tell a Soul.) The Shins and the Replacements were soundtracks to very different times in my life, and thus served very different emotional and entertainment purposes, but sensing a thread through all of it is reassuring, in that there’s some sort of comfortable consistency in what appeals to me musically. (Just kinda “thinking out loud” here while geeking about music, thanks for indulging me.)

[@semiolith]

Yeah this is a hodge-podge ripoff. Music sucks right now.

[@MegCazalet]

Thaddeus Gutierrez What’s a hodge podge rip-off? The music video, the song, or music today? Sorry, it seems like you’re maybe responding to my comment about a thread of consistency among bands who were genuinely influenced by the Replacements, but maybe not, so that’s why I’m asking. Plus this song came out in 2001 so if you’re saying the *song* is a ripoff and “music sucks right now” means you’re assuming it’s current, well, obviously, no.

[@danmaftei7633]

I thought I saw Sister but I keep looking for it and I don't see it... At least not the album cover that I'm familiar with. What timestamp is it? EDIT: Got it, it's one of the photos on the back cover.

[@jasonh9335]

Love this song. Always gave me a Simon and Garfunkel vibe.

[@datteo8633]

Same

[@stanfletcher8630]

exactly.

[@Smartass_Jedi]

Beach Boys imo

[@Wisdawms]

You watched "We Are Lady Parts"?

[@graham2014]

@@Smartass_Jedi Curious, how does it give you a Beach Boys vibe?

[@Sundog22]

this is the kinda song that should be played automatically whenever there's a peaceful silence between you and someone you like.

[@jimf8161]

awesome comment :)

[@kaylazeller4302]

- ̗̀ badria ̖́- happening now... :)

[@hans2five]

So....... Elevator music then? As in something that you can ignore that will fill the silence but not be remembered when you actually make a move with said person?

[@stevestretch6052]

- ̗̀ badria ̖́- so true. So true

[@cukz6412]

haha this is cute

[@danseaward5601]

At the Shins concert in Boston a couple months ago I was front and center, and James Mercer accidentally dropped his guitar pick on my head. Best souvenir ever!

[@simplemann101]

This song reminds me of rehab in the mid 2000s. All the good people and friendships made along the way, that meant the world to me. Sadly few are still around. It's a bittersweet tune for me, but always moving and beautiful.

[@lukehunter3902]

keep up the good work, I know how you feel!

[@edking9408]

I can’t express how fortunate we were to see these guys a few years ago here in our hometown of Bend on a late summer night with the sun setting with the love of my life of 30+ years. Truly one of the greatest nights of my life. She had been given a clear bill of health after multiple brain tumor surgeries. I feel like god blessed us that evening.

[@niromsa5184]

I've spent 10 years with this song, and met many people sometimes loved one. However this song didn't step into my personal memory so far. Every time I listen to this song, it reminds me the first memory of listening to this. It was a lecture hall in my college,few people was there,and I felt nostalgia but I still don't know for what.

[@sofiasarnblad3616]

This song reminds me of a specific winter in my life. There is such a bitterness and apathy in this song. I was very lonely then.

[@drsteele4749]

You're never alone. Bon chánce.

[@styhufguhn]

Me as well.

[@CSM100MK2]

keep a diary. no one cares

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@drsteele4749 Click Read more for a micro French tutorial. But don't yell at me if you do. The letter 'a' never has that accent in French, ever. Luck also has the feminine gender, not masculine, so it's "bonne chance" (no accents, as you see).

[@drsteele4749]

@@dixonpinfold2582 Ah, well I didn't know that. Merci beaucoup.

[@NikZ3r0]

I first heard this song while boating with my high school buddies at the reservoir in the summer of 2002. If I close my eyes I start to smell the lake and it's like no time has passed at all.

[@XxxXXX-we3se]

My mother played this song while i was in the womb, this song gives me such comfort. So beautiful

[@kevinn1312]

Currently playing this for newborn I brought home from the hospital 3 days ago to help him calm down and its working

[@ericsolis3373]

I don't know what it is about this song.. I'm currently 23 years old and remember when my dad would always play it when I was younger. It's comforting. I'll go years without listening to it but whenever I do listen to it, I feel like no time has passed and I'm still a kid. Love it.

[@alicemcqueen383]

♥️💝🤎🙌🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Feeling nostalgic about a song that 12 years ago made me feel nostalgic.

[@THXx1138]

You can taste it

[@kireveth7114]

It was made 2001

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

@@kireveth7114 12 years ago (2008) I heard the song... and it made me feel nostalgic... about 2001. Get it?

[@jumpanama]

"You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life I swear" Thanks Natalie Portman, it definitely did

[@blairfredrickson-ld6od]

Can you please fill me in on the Natalie Portman comments?

[@fml666.]

​@@blairfredrickson-ld6odIt's from a film called "Garden State." Natalie Portman introduces this song to the main character if I recall correctly.

[@blairfredrickson-ld6od]

@@fml666. Thank you for the answer. I appreciate you taking the time..

[@karolinebianchiravanelli4420]

Yessss!!! Love that movie. And love this song and Nathalie's character in that movie

[@AdamBlack]

@@blairfredrickson-ld6od There is more , this whole album is in garden state. 95% learned who the Shins were from that movie/album

[@fuffthebucks7266]

I have literally been looking for this for 10 years

[@devinmercer5613]

Me too. Just heard it on my friend's playlist and wanted to cry cuz i finally found it

[@Corowa100]

Devin Mercer enjoy! Caring is Creepy is also a fav. Check out the movie Garden State, which has this song and a great soundtrack!! Cheers

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

That's how long it took me to find Santeria

[@Articinvolved]

👍

[@milind-9683]

Welcome 😊

[@MichaelJair]

I regret spending a whole life without this song

[@andromisilibrober]

really ? I know it since 2007 (environ-

[@NiekKuijpers]

Me too, it only took me 17 years to find :(

[@schrodingerscat3912]

@Michael Jair @Sjoerd You should listen to John Maus - Believer so you don't regret that one too

[@picklewater2315]

This makes me feel a whole different type of nostalgia, I literally can't explain it.

[@dennismartin4659]

I first heard this song driving through the Nevada emptiness with Windows down, the middle of a warm starry night. Something so IDK, just beautifully simple and melodic about it made me feel high af even with nothing in my system. Was a perfect moment in a great period of life. Such a great song.

[@artvjon]

All the feels come rushing back with this one.

[@BilisNegra]

Listening to this while coming home late at night from my first job, go figure the memories.

[@talldan645]

ain't that the truth!! this song is magical and will always take me away back to those days many years ago when I first heard it.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

absolutely.

[@marcoperezlynch4866]

literally

[@ParanoidParkProject]

Yes

[@MassiveLobster]

This is one of the few songs I have difficulty listening to because of its affect on me. When I listen to it, I can't function, I can only stare at walls or the sky or out the window because trying to do something else feels so wrong to me and I get distracted by it so easily. Typing this is hard enough. This is honestly the best song I've ever heard and I have no problem saying that it touches my heart in a way that is beyond beautiful.

[@drsteele4749]

Music should be transcendent. Rejoice.

[@dereksimons1525]

That sounds like a very serious medical condition. What if your driving a car and it comes on the radio? I think you should see a medical professional immediately.

[@tinysprout1]

My dad killed himself two weeks ago and we always listened to this song. The shins will always have a place in my heart

[@SoulBlooms2Beauty]

I’m so sorry to hear that’ sending you and daddy love ❤️

[@AmitKpradhan]

God be with your dad 🙏

[@flamingnugsg6272]

God Bless You and Your family! 🙏❤️

[@kurtcasablancas3453]

11:11

[@betty-loucampbell3737]

This song kind of gives you that hug you need. Sorry to hear about your dad.

[@grahamwilshaw3507]

2009, myself and 2 mates travelled SE Asia for 4 months. We did our 4-day PADI course in Koh Tao, Thailand. Part of the package was a Highlights DVD of our dives. First Dive we did, this song kicked in......will never forget the smiles on everyone's faces. Haven't stopped listening to the song since. Reminds me of being free of responsibility and living life to the fullest.

[@bafk3t]

this song became a part of my soul the first time i heard it in Garden State, then all of the shins songs did. They will always remind me of a teenage angst sad puberty period with a tiny vibe of hope.mostly bad memories, but still precious i always come back after 2- 3 years and listen this album, it really had a huge impact in me, thank you guys

[@leokorn1629]

Me too, Garden State. Seems all so far away

[@gerardosalas9477]

This song reminds me of my lost youth and the chances I didn't take and the nights that never were. The days when I was naive and in love. The days of newly lost innocence and despair. The joy and the pain of the youth that is now gone forever. I'm tipsy good night.

[@ingenuegrrrlpress]

Gerardo Salas, we should talk two years ago

[@shaneandmichele4310]

This song reminds me of my won youth and the chances I did take and the nights that always will be. The days when I was open and in love. The days of newly lost innocence and experience. The joy and the pain of the youth that is now gone forever.

[@chuliiluhc5735]

Good night, Ted.

[@roselattahoe]

That's beautiful what you wrote...

[@RatIceCream]

Gerardo Salas Literally i feel EXACTLY the same

[@loganlane4418]

Two years ago my dad was playing it in the kitchen when I came down just to say hi. I immediately demanded he tells me what song was playing. I had finally found it. It took me 14 years of my life but finally I had found it.

[@Zizzyyzz]

Demanded, eh?

[@baftnationgaming]

Ive known and liked this song since it came out. Tonight i fell in love with it. Crazy how a song just requires the right moment in your life.

[@nananarcisse70]

I disagree with labeling this song “sad” lol. I have listened to this song for years in many different moods and it was always the perfect song for every mood ❤️

[@larryhodge9255]

Good song for crusing anywhere real Beatles feel good song

[@marcellorudofsky3633]

Nana Narcisse this comment made me cry Thank you

[@vernorexia682]

Melancholic maybe but not sad.

[@jevinday]

agreed

[@clownscum3517]

this song always made me feel "free" like i can just go out and enjoy life, idk man

[@noahhutchinson2477]

It's been a while since I've found a song that makes me want to stare at the ceiling while laying down

[@glb646]

Agree

[@Tunago1121]

Check out ducktails, specifically the songs headbanging in the mirror or letter of intent. It might not be up your alley but it's worth a suggestion,

[@fleetfoot5354]

+Noah Hutchinson You must be reading my mind.

[@joelmaguire4232]

Vance Joy Riptide made me feel that way as well

[@izzwalld]

I close my eyes.

[@AaronCsc]

Walking on Amsterdam somewhere in Upper West Side on a windy autumn day. This song just perfectly blinds out all the city bustling

[@AmsterdamKayakGuy]

try walking true the centrum next or jordaan next, the feels....

[@IveJustSeenAFace23]

I love this

[@aiai-j7i]

awww...makes me miss new york so much!

[@umcaraqueanima316]

My father loves this song, even after so much time he continues to listen to it, by extension I like the song too, we always drive to my grandfather's house and this song always plays in his car, One day we came across a beautiful pine forest with an incredible sunset while this song was playing. Do these guys have any idea of the masterpiece they created?

[@Hbcfrtyujjbbcxdtmnggyuoop]

I’ll share something too because apparently everyone has memories about this song, and the comments are pretty heartwarming so I thought I’d add. I first heard this song when I was in rehab and I was in my last few months there. It was an incredibly hard time in my life and I have never fought so hard for anything. I used to listen to it whenever I was allowed to have my phone and it always comforted me in a strange way. When I got out and I finally had a roof above my head, let alone one I could call my own I still listened to it a lot. I eventually started studying music, fell pretty madly in love with a beautiful girl and seeing as she was the singer in the band I was assigned to in school, I wanted to share a bit of myself with her. We were playin covers, so I recommended new slang. We didn’t end up keeping it in the set because of some difficulty with backing vocals, and so this song slowly started fading out of my life. Me and the girl got into a rushed relationship, and to keep it short we were too different wavelengths trying to talk to each other. I became caught up with school, my girlfriend and just life in general, and because I wasn’t living right I eventually relapsed into drug use. Me and her broke up, I lost the house I worked so hard for because of my own stupidity and I went fully off the rails again. People learn though, and even though I’m not where I want to be, I am clean, I have the best relationship I’ve ever been in. This time it’s not rushed, and this time I have a lot of experiences that have made me learn about myself and the world around me. I was sitting at the coffee table listening to music just now, and guess what came on. It’s been almost a year since the things I just wrote out happened, so that’s how long it’s been since I’ve heard new slang. And this time, I’m gonna make life work. I know I will. Thank you for reading.

[@poonamranjan981]

Best of luck 🙏👍💐

[@newlevelsfeel6902]

Wish you all the best on your journey stay strong.

[@Mihail_G]

Good luck man, wish you all the best!

[@alicemcqueen383]

I KNOW yoU wiLLLL 🙌☀️

[@Trust1878]

This makes me remember sitting by the side of a canal in Amsterdam sometime in the early 2000s, in the evening, happily stoned, listening to this on my ipod touch or whatever it was back then..

[@gabesmith9171]

Manager: OK Shins, we have only $25 left budgeted to make the music video... Shins: np

[@NewComer-hb5cu]

😂

[@Seanwhatsleft]

Shins: Great! we'll have enough to share a pizza afterward!

[@profd65]

So funny. Really.

[@JK-jt3lr]

they sure nailed it for $25. This type of video I have seen before and i love it.

[@babsies100]

Burnside Skate Park.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Greatest indie song ever written. Change my mind.

[@jacobtuck3086]

In The Aeroplane over the sea

[@sebastianelytron8450]

@@jacobtuck3086 Close second ngl

[@CSM100MK2]

no one cares, get over yourself you boring pathetic idiot. change MY mind, asshole.

[@agnomenamedgrimblegromble3735]

I want wind to blow, the moon (both from The Microphones), Street Spirit, Oh Comely and Chicago This is top tier though, can see being a lot of people's favorite

[@funnyperson7656]

@@jacobtuck3086 these are equal in my eyes

[@amandasligar9269]

Loving music all my life... I was two years old when I started dancing listening to my dad's 1956 rockola jukebox. I think that the Shins are old souls and deserve to be recognized more.

[@ZAjosh]

Some songs transport you to a place and time, for me New Slang brings me back to 18 years old in San Francisco. This song played on repeat as I rode Bart to classes and bay area explorations with friends. Brings back memories of adventure, freedom, and a bit of melancholy looking back all these years later.

[@sonyacarlisle341]

Yes agree I'm from Seattle good memories of this song for me.

[@cleetus_]

Omg, i just listened to this in SF on a trip to a science museum ❤

[@adamziolkowski2549]

Madison Wi, here 🤞

[@peteralbert1485]

SF here now. Typical cold and foggy day in June. Warm blanket, couch and this song.

[@Rapture749]

This songs takes my hand and guides my soul through my past when I was young and innocent, when] days were full of happiness and adventure, and when responsibilities were a foreign concept; just a kid discovering the world one day at a time.

[@donttreadonme3687]

2:47 I love the way “doomed never to find” sounds 🥰

[@NevadaSmith2]

I remember sitting in my shrink’s waiting room when Natalie Portman recommended this song to me.

[@averyzucco220]

This song will change your life!

[@williamcole60]

She's an actual angel omg

[@IanHarper707]

Garden State is one of the greatest films ever made.

[@cerealboxtoys]

and the dog humping

[@itsdalecooper6438]

Damn straight! The Shins have been my favorite band for years but watching Garden State a few weeks ago was the best experience I’ve had over quarantine

[@Tarik7775]

“I guess the key to a lot of things is balance. Whether it’s balance of power, balance in love, and sometimes, just balance. For some of us it seems too far out of reach, too difficult to achieve. But the important thing is just to never stop trying, especially if you like girls named Alex... And chicken salad.” -JD (Scrubs S01E13 “My Balancing Act”) Scrubs introduced me to The Shins, and I’m forever grateful to have both of them in my life!

[@dhruv1906]

Same! Scrubs introduced me to music i never knew i would fall in love with! It has amazing music.

[@Tarik7775]

dhruv preach! I’ll see you in the Our Lady Peace’s Innocent video, and many more!

[@phaedrus12134]

Garden State turned me onto The Shins way back. Been listening ever since :)

[@PhilipAning-Kuffour]

16 years ago, I was an exchange student in good old Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was my go-to song in every moment.

[@broxtonr6576]

No other song comes close to the distinct energy this radiates. So magical.

[@Boo.....]

I remember listening to this in 1673 when I was just 15 years old. We'd just finished burning my sister at the stake for practicing Witchcraft. The summer air was peacefully warm and the sun was just setting. Then this song started playing. I don't know what it was playing on, as no radio's had been invented yet, but still, we all stood there and listened, feeling peaceful and optimistic. What a beautiful evening it was. Every time I hear this song, I'm immediately transported back to the edge of those cliffs looking out at the blood orange sun setting over the ocean whilst watching my sister's ashes drift lazily into the evening sky. Memories. 💭

[@endajordan3548]

priceless!

[@markothwriter]

dude, I loved this when I was only 4 years old, but then i really understood it when I was 8

[@prplpoet8]

You mean 315 years-old

[@AndresRomero-ki2yk]

The idea of a person being burned to death is completely brutal and contradictory to the feelings of peace and tranquility you said you had afterwards. So, this is probably a fake post.

[@markothwriter]

@@AndresRomero-ki2yk do you have any sense of humor at all?

[@jeffreymcfarland6786]

This song is timeless, and I feel that it touches on so many things people can relate to. Plus it has a lovely melody. I really miss these guys.

[@Eggdad]

This song makes me wanna become the best version of myself

[@andrewgoldstein5319]

"I was happier then with no mindset." - truer than ever

[@hanzfranz7739]

Oh boy welcome to 2020, you are in for a ride

[@jessicadamico1154]

@@hanzfranz7739 🤣🤣🤣

[@sisyr5615]

Ignorance is bliss.

[@chrisbronow3292]

i was not. it's good to be angry now.

[@BilisNegra]

@@hanzfranz7739 Came here to state that from the second wave of the pandemic that seems to never end...

[@jackmiddleton2080]

Listening to this since 2005 and just now seeing the video. A treat. I didn't really even know what the shins look like. I'm not really a band or people obsessed person. I just find a song I like, check out the bands 10 biggest hits, come away with a few songs for my playlist, and move on.

[@teenagewormaphobe6871]

this song blew my mind in 6th grade, i couldn't stop listening. one of the first songs i truly loved. still do.

[@1sabella]

Such a beautiful beautiful song

[@germanasaroti]

James Mercer is a lyrical genius.

[@ChrisMcAdory]

yes, he is. btw, i still maintain respect for Thom.

[@danielsavino3525]

one of the greatest i've everrrrrr encountered in my short days

[@rebjiii]

Yep - this is a great song by a great band - one of my favorites my the Shins....my other favorites are Saint Simon, Australia, Simple song, and Phantom limb

[@cybererik1]

Definitely. Along with being a genius of melody and composition. One of the best bands of the last 20 years.

[@BriMonies]

John Doe haha, "imma let you finish"

[@HeatyFrog]

"Should we fade this song out or end it cold?" "Yes"

[@jis87BE]

I never pressed replay so much over and over again......what a song

[@jordanparman9433]

This song was playing at a smoothie stand on the beach in Pacific Beach, California. I asked the barman for the title, he gave it to me, and I tipped him a dollar. He looked so genuinely surprised and grateful, it made my day.

[@MrPmacdonald101]

my favorite song of all time...I cant explain the feelings it brings out in my little heart

[@Tysontastic]

You dont have to. I feel them too

[@redlock9621]

@@Tysontastic bro what is with these goofy ahh comments

[@mungojerry4713]

I suppose it's just one of those songs that captures a mood. I happened upon this song in 2004 in a cafe and it brings goosebumps and a pleasant feeling in my soul every time I've heard it since

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Good song to drink coffee to while playing tennis and smoking a joint. While on college summer vacation back home

[@peteralbert1485]

That sounds like one messy morning

[@atlasmak93]

My dog died yesterday. I'll forever miss my best boy and all of our adventures. This song goes out to you Max. I miss you.

[@atlasmak93]

@Patrick O'Brien thanks. I miss him but I carry him everywhere in my heart, so he lives on with me.

[@cjk2468]

RIP Max ❤️

[@atlasmak93]

@@cjk2468 thank you for showing my boy some love🥺

[@josephtreesh1080]

Hey man, when you have the world's best friend. The years of loyalty and a connection to this brilliant furry amazing pup with their 4 paws, a heart that gives itself away completely. The years and the Pups have broken my heart and given a gift of love from the first time those eyes lock on you and then a slight tilt of those faces that give the quizzical look for a lifetime. You never want those moments to leave. Soon, so soon the day becomes ten years. Too soon that look, the one you have watching the one baby you didn't bring home from the hospital. The soldier of life the truest member of our family. That last look of trust that they give you until you feel a small peaceful moment remembering to breathe. Never to be the same without the pups that changed the world from our homes.... One yesr ago, 11/14/2020 We lost my Dophie, the six pound Pomeranian who called me Daddy for 11 years. Still not over it man, not sure if I want to be. The pups that their time has come, it seems as they know a future pup needs the love your home can provide. Ain't we lucky? Love... God bless your pup my friend.

[@atlasmak93]

@@josephtreesh1080 beautifully put🥺

[@sociocynic]

Truly underrated, a masterpiece.

[@m.s.1662]

Yes, this song changed my life

[@f13monk]

yep mine too

[@Amina-ok7hf]

share how

[@DukeFame88]

These guys opened for Modest Mouse back in fall 2000 at Sher-west Gardens in Dundalk, MD...I think it was a bingo hall. We sat in the parking lot drinking and listening to this song through the wall thinking "these guys are pretty good". We met Isaac Brock when he came out of van to head inside. He said hello and I gave him a beer.

[@JayChuckOnFire]

Apparently it’s not just me. This song reminds me of a time and a place. And a feeling. A good one

[@ashg7219]

No matter what happens in the world, you just remember that music can take you away from whatever is going on around you and to you. Music is your emergency escape door. Don't forget to use it when you just can't take it anymore.

[@dembrosstudios2076]

I just discovered this song by accident yesterday while building a Spotify Playlist and played it the first time while I was on a plane that was flying down the gulf coast at sunset. I don't think I've had a song hit so hard.

[@karencarroll8888]

just now for me also..watching a stan show background music..i saw one sentence in subtitles now here i am.

[@stacyhoch5597]

It literally feels like Zach Braff heard this song and thought, yeah I can write the movie equivalent of that. Like life its sad, happy,meanigful but dumb, makes you feel things but makes you wish you couldnt feel.

[@lavayachelsea2638]

So true

[@krysiunia]

Totally!

[@dhruv1906]

I'd like to put on my headphones , go on a walk outside in a place where i can see stars and just make me realise myself that it doesn't always have to require someone else to have fun or enjoy life or feel good about yourself. And even being alone , you can remember the good times and feel good about yourself , others , and everything around you. Blissful song

[@jerrygil1965]

Beautifully said💜

[@nikip9161]

I cannot express in words, how much I love this song. From the core of my brass, I love it soooo VERY MUCH. ❤❤❤💔❤❤❤💔❤❤❤💔🌻

[@rafaelhgn]

In my memories I’ll always be 27yo, singing this song walking through the streets of Dublin enjoying the windy and rainy Irish weather that I love so much.

[@charlestopp7278]

I only met her twice, they were the best twice ever. But she wasn't ready... I don't know if I was either but she was just...just so beautiful. Her short dark hair, blue eyes, mesmerising smile. If you ever read this and are ready, let me know, I'm waiting. X

[@nikko5786]

this song helped me through on my struggles adapting into internship and juggling between university and work. night driving while crying with this song blasting in the background really hits different.

[@ASKpq]

Fuck, this song man. It's so beautiful. As a piece of communication, it just captures "that feeling" so perfectly. That amazing human experience. Those feelings of uncertainty, doubt, hope, gentleness, love. It's an amazing song.

[@shaylaosborn1900]

This song makes me feel invincible.Honestly, I feel like I can do anything while listening to this, it's beautiful.

[@thetruemusichead]

Oooooooh myyyyy goooood. I just realized the whole video is tributes to classic album cover art?!?! Cat Power, Husker Du, Slint, Minutemen!!

[@chiaraiezzi569]

Song of my leap in life, I really struggle with change, very often, but this is the moment Ig... thank you, I'm enjoying the journey

[@stephenmonkemeier9464]

Still my favorite song after 20+ years. I’ve been singing my 6 month old to sleep and got bored of all the bedtime songs I could remember and then new slang came to mind. It’s fun to sing and very sleepy. I was obsessed with the Shins’ first two albums in summer-fall 2004, when I was 19, going so far as to have a custom hoodie embroidered “caring is creepy.” New slang was my ringtone on my first flip phone. I didn’t see garden state (no one did) until it came to the dollar theater that winter. When I saw it with my college best friends it was so embarrassing to find out that this love I had for this band, that I felt was so personal, was actually very universal. But that’s what growing up is like :) finding out you’re not alone, other people feel things too

[@Imalrightma]

the first 30secs are guaranteed to put a joyful if somewhat melancholy smile on one's face. love it.

[@marsinthestars3354]

This song makes me feel like I'm missing a life that I can remember little bits and pieces of. The effect music can have on someone is crazy, yeah? Any more songs that make you feel like this song does, please do not hesitate to let me know. I show this song to other people and most of them don't really like it as much and I'm like... Are you crazy?

[@Caitlin-xx3te]

Mariah Good the whole of "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea" by neutral milk hotel evokes exactly that to me

[@marsinthestars3354]

Cait C such a good song!!!! you have awesome music taste

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

Maybe "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros?

[@jmiller2488]

This is one of those eternal melodies.

[@marsinthestars3354]

GreenJeepAdventures awesome song

[@mcfisty7650]

10 years after discovery this song still feels home. The longing captured in this piece rakes my heart every time i hear it

[@aaronnebauer6046]

Been playing this on ukulele. Fantastic chord progression and melody.

[@mcdg77]

Im all about The Shins. Kind of changed my life, these guys.

[@tomelifeisjustonebig]

The most perfect song ever.

[@michellespecia]

Whenever I meet a new guy I send him this and depending on his response I’ll know if we can date.

[@theunderdog9353]

Having the girl I'm dating being into the same music as me is always a nice bonus but it's honestly never a defining factor. Unless there's literally nothing else you have in common either but that's a problem of its own haha. That being said, you have a great taste in music if you enjoy this 😁

[@michellespecia]

@@theunderdog9353 It was kinda a joke. Kinda.

[@theunderdog9353]

@@michellespecia Hahaha

[@theunderdog9353]

@@michellespecia Hahaha, it's a joke as long as they don't try to trash the song 😛

[@JakeDavidRoberts]

Are you Natalie Portman?

[@fdfac]

Timeless and the subtext wanders each time listening... perfect

[@jimmybob]

On my wedding night. My wife and I danced our 'first dance' to a bluegrass version of this song, ill never forget that brief moment, it was magic.