The Shins - Australia (Live On Letterman)

[@pailking4931]

RIP to the great Richard Swift :(

[@IIsLazy]

Just yesterday I watched them live it was amazing. They played this song double time and LITERALLY EVERYONE was singing along. I've been listening to this song since forever and it was the most magical moment in my life

[@phoebe_ophie]

Did anyone notice the part at 1:05 where he forgets whether it's cry or fly and he kinda rolls his eyes and rolls with crafly

[@flomdabomb]

Jon D. Lambert yeah I did I was wondering if anyone else noticed

[@phoebe_ophie]

I think it makes this performance seem even more authentic. He also messes up "raise them up to beg for scraps" in another, acoustic performance. Idk. I still love him.

[@affanfadillah1200]

i think he did it on purpose

[@mistergladysglover]

I agree, with a few exceptions. When he sings "But your lips when we speak are the valleys and peaks of a mountain range on fire," there's so much passion there. Gives me chills and hope every time I hear it.

[@joban2333]

TIME TO PUT ZE EAR GOGGLES ON

[@MrBriller]

NO!

[@gattifan609]

I always said BEER lol.

[@christophergreen9938]

I'm surprised they're not more well known, I love their sound and wanna buy their album asap!

[@thisistheguy]

I swear there was a banjo playing during the studio version of this song, or am I crazy?

[@Omar3722]

thisistheguy trust me there was

[@NxDoyle]

Yes, banjo on Wincing the Night Away.

[@pentexsucks43]

9 years late, but yeah, mostly on the left speaker during and after the second chorus

[@shelaperez]

Ugh, this is amazing.

[@angusmcleod9400]

This song is so great!!!

[@CrazyGunner7]

That definition is spot on man...

[@TheJakebev]

get to see them tonight!

[@AutomotiveAnnie]

I love this song :D

[@brunobliss]

well with this specific one i always imagine a 50's couple dancing like there's no tomorrow

[@ryanwillis2513]

As an Australian I am amazed at the feeling this song gives me. Considering it was written by Americans.

[@DiSCO_YT]

This is was the first Shins song I heard, and I actually thought they were Australian for the longest time after.

[@pjmlemon3280]

like americans can’t write good music or something lmao

[@mistergladysglover]

Oh yeah, and I totally agree with you. Through the Shins, all things are possible!!

[@yml422]

I'm surprised there is even ONE dislike for this video.

[@ramaibrahim]

you guys should come to Indonesia...

[@francialopez1682]

i’m not crying

[@CallisonNashOfficial]

Shins rule!

[@rocksinanestesia474]

Sucks not to see Jesse Sandoval on drums and Dave Hernandez on lead guitar * sad * Hopefully they do a reunion??? love the Shins * Los quiero mucho

[@drstevie]

Classic.

[@Permilias]

Hum. I love the Shins, and I'm proud to be the first comment. I'll try to do this with other videos.

[@MrKleenexDude]

There is but they don't have anyone that can abandon their instrument to pick up the 5 string unfortunately. It does quite a melodic groove to the studio version but live is amazing too.

[@despiertawakeup9372]

rolonnnnnn

[@MrKleenexDude]

Australia is one of the few exceptions. Some of their EPs also have more upbeat tunes. It's all good stuff, I was just speaking generally.

[@fd95117]

during the chorus? I hear it too!

[@Feignable]

live on, Letterman.

[@fredderbuter350]

Not gonna lie, I have no idea who The Shins are; I'm just here for Jessica Dobson.

[@severebash9153]

She’s such a badass guitarist and a HELL of a singer. Like Adele and Carrie Brownstein had a baby

[@crestapb]

Watched this quite a few times now.. I get a bit of a kick out of the opening bars, where Jess Dobson is still sorting out her equipment, the rest of the band have launched off into it & James is giving her the 'evils' with 'C'mon..wtf are you!' looks..!!

[@paulin_do_civic]

BR?

[@Veristex]

Anyone got the drum sheets?

[@zeynlandd]

I am here just for hear the voice of Can Bonomo 😁😁😁

[@WilliaMega88]

The mixings off. What's with the bass?

[@godemarcusgo]

this sounds awfully smiths-esque with the new band

[@bigbowlowrong]

Nothing against the musicianship of the current band but the classic lineup was just better.

[@budbreath8165]

Funny you say that, I was thinking the opposite. lol

[@mtrps_]

the current one, except for james, looks like theyre just trying too hard imo

[@Mad4lt]

Agree

[@jamesconnor5306]

I think the new guitarist is better tho

[@whatdothlife4660]

I just posted a similar comment on another song. Too true. It feels a helluva lot like Death Cab, Jimmy Eat World, and Modest Mouse to me: just losing that great original sound in favor of appealing to the masses.

[@ScottishStovey]

The question is why is the song called Australia?

[@topdogrlg]

Because Australia used to be a prison colony and the song's about escaping the prison that is a 9-5 job

[@Max-kv1xm]

@@topdogrlg it really isn't

[@MrKleenexDude]

Wo. Misinterpretation. The Shins are not a jump up and down screaming band. They're melancholy in its purest form. They're the kind of band you want to listen to and just sit back hum along and maybe take a drag of a cigarette, even if you don't smoke. The kind of band that when you listen to when feeling overly tired you almost feel as if you're being pumped with oxygen. At least, that's what I feel.

[@josephstalin7803]

It's 2016 now and you seem like an edgy wannabe

[@Omar3722]

it's 2017 and you seem edgy

[@Omar3722]

One Year Stand it’s 2018, h

[@benzar451]

I actually feel the same thing with the band.

[@henrybyrne4262]

No offense against them, but I think the song is put together in a way they just can’t capture live. I mean, not like I’ve actually seen a live shins performance

[@GHS_Gustavo]

CORBUCCI????????

[@ritter1808]

Totally agree. Saw them last Fall and was disappointed in the band sound in general. Not the singing/songwriting.

[@vietnamsquirrel]

Meloncholy? I don't see them as that way

[@dickjohnson952]

*tips fedora*

[@loneranger4185]

Why are they called The Shins?

[@josephstalin7803]

James Mercer has weird lookin shins that's why he named his band that

[@Lemonwarheds]

One Year Stand no

[@Goal3153]

this is like seeing all the nerds from your high school forming a band! great on the record, but no need to see them live?

[@CristoffandFriends]

The new guitarist uses the whammy bar waaaaaaaay too often. It hurts the song's sound

[@suspiciouswillwin]

Not enough emotion : ( its like that hate there own songs