The Shins - Mildenhall (Lyric)

[@TWD92]

This always happens with Shins tracks - you listen to it for the first time and it's pretty good....a few days pass and you find you've played on repeat several thousand times. Bravo!

[@holetoanotheruniverse4690]

Feel the same.. is there an explanation?

[@hongdongjji5361]

know what's better? Having gone to school in England with James and relating to all of it personally. The line about the shoes always cracks me up. I'll always appreciate him turning me on to better music in theatre class.

Tom Davis confirmed ⚡️

[@lucasloy7587]

Oh my god... At 3 and 6 years old I had to leave the states again. My dad was also stationed at that RAF base they called Mildenhall (from 93-94 & 96-98). Incredibly weird coincidence considering The Shins are one of the influential bands that collectively made me to decide to pursue music. I had no idea that James had that sort of upbringing as well. #TheShins #JamesMercer #MusicGems

[@daveofthematthews]

Nice song, I actually live in Mildenhall, Have done so for the past 30 years and i can confirm the cobbled streets are indeed hard to skate on,

[@jccf94]

If I'm not mistaken this is the story of how james got into music ... loving it

[@reallist9246]

And that’s how we get to where we are now Everyone has a story of how they started to play music… I love this song

[@riowhite2259]

Excellent lyrics as usual...I love that he tells a story in every song he has, some metaphorical, and some literal like this one. Beautiful.

[@lookingsus6227]

This song is wildly underrated

[@dowkinners4106]

Finally someone who knows what underrated means haha. People be posting on some 50 mil view track like "So underrated" haha

[@parulgusain9891]

Shins..always makes me feel nostalgic!

[@mateochavez8455]

I went to that school he's singing about. :) There's something really cool about that.

[@hongdongjji5361]

TBF, there's something really cool about graduating with James as well.

[@Jssodk83939]

Will never be tired of listening to this masterpiece

[@MoldyMasks]

I love how autobiographical it is. Feels super nostalgic, like most Shins.

[@Deckdentisch]

The new albums style seems all over the place...and I love it :)

[@mocktheturtle5910]

IKR LFASDJGLIASDJFGKLS

[@hiteshkay]

Best work I've heard since Wincing The Night Away. Can't wait for the rest of the album.

[@LordSprakIV]

I couldn't agree more! Wincing was a masterpiece, and this album is shaping up to be one too.

[@sanchitvarma1282]

Hitesh K I think Wincing is their best, most complete work till now. It's hard to fathom why did people complaint about them getting generic when it came out. This sounds absolutely brilliant , the new album is going to be amazing.

[@liliwest6877]

Your expectations were right, because Heartworms actually is perfect!

[@imabigcookie1]

I love Wincing, but I love Chutes to narrow more! Am I one of the few who think this?

[@jennifer792]

I dig Chutes. It's high energy.

[@HDDVD-ROM]

My favorite track off the new album. I am totally digging the lower toned vocals on this tune. Nice to hear different ranges from you, James! This one really works! Beautiful work, one of my favorite songs by you in years!

[@TestTest-gb4tg]

I live in Mildenhall, it’s so cool and strange to hear a song sung about the place you live and recognising certain places like the school and such.

[@SamSung-uu6vx]

@Mysterious Master Yoshi I shat in Mildenhall, so it's so weird to hear lyrics about a place where I left a piece of me behind. Brings a tear to the eye.

[@mattygeno]

This one is my "i’ll think about it" song. Also love that he mention The Jesus & Mary chain, I discovered the band when I was his age, but in that was in 2005 ish when I was 15-16 years old. I know people always say this, but literally simpler times, in my case anyway.

[@angelgeorge1440]

Thank you. The wisdom in your lyrics and emotion in your music makes me feel I’m in good company here in this human existence.

[@maxflores3391]

This is underrated My favorite song of The Shins

[@taylor7952]

YeaH, any other thought?

[@RedisForFire]

Wow. This is fucking brilliant. Some of the best lyrics I have ever heard by James. Moving, simple, storytelling. A really nice window into his young life, that we can all sort of relate too. At least I can. And the steel drums during the chorus are fucking brilliant, what an odd but clever choice. Bravo.

[@vivienwand2257]

My home town! The first song to ever mention it as far as I know. 😊

[@sanchitvarma1282]

Heartworms has grown on me more and more over the past year as I have listened to it again and again. Some of the songs may not be instantly catchy but give them time and you will be able to appreciate the craft at work here. Mildenhall, Fantasy Island, Heartworms, The Fear, Painting a Hole and Rubber Ballz are right amongst the band's bests.

[@smallestcharles]

Name for you is phenomenal too imo

[@sanchitvarma1282]

@@smallestcharles I actually live the entire album now. Still severely underrated.

[@AI-xs4fp]

I often wake up to different Shins songs playing in my head. Thank you.

[@estimatedeyes]

I expect nothing less of you, James Mercer, and I'm in love with another Shins album. Bravo!

[@Nothing_spesific]

Mercer grew up in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England? This I never knew. Makes me love him a little more ;) Roll on March 29th!!

[@kylemastrangelo5695]

What a beautiful song. This is why I love The Shins.

[@snow.9313]

Excellent, greetings from Argentina!

[@zainrizwan5421]

this week's been rough. just what i needed

[@aledepalma1562]

What a nice band. Great artist James. Always nice to hear to.

[@ASunnyDisposition]

Every song so far has been awesome! Can't wait for the record!!

[@drifter6983]

I could dance to this the whole day. So much love. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pfannenstiel1987]

Very relatable. I moved my kids to Mildenhall for 8 years. They really miss it to this day.

[@woodyreed2882]

I love this tune, this video, and The Shins. Have any of you ever been to see them live? I've seen them twice and both times people were talking through the whole show. It was infuriating. Still a good show though.

[@BackfallGenius]

his voice is so amazing

[@ChristGodinyouItrust]

I am in love all over again. You guys rock (the shins), too bad you can't come out with new albums every three (or a week realistically) just so that I can have sustained happiness. Or is it happyness, does it freaking matter, as long as I have it?

[@hugom.4516]

Can't wait for the new album!!! thank you for your music you made my day

[@suzannestephens5983]

You never disappoint.

[@GoldenDuckPodcast]

Omg, I've never been so happy about a new song.

[@nihal3177]

You do my dreams kinda music :D Thank you for perfect feelings, I live for them..

[@tapewormsandstoplights2868]

Nice to know The Shins are still making songs

[@HeartAndHand1688]

love this.

[@raho2005]

Soooooo good!

[@courtney-kz4qi]

This is amazing !!!

[@zohriathmar856]

this song is great! i can relate to it a lot

[@leonardomenegol5236]

MARAVILHOSOOO

[@AlanFratelli]

Fantastic!

[@skyblueman46]

Such an awesome song. Top marks to James Mercer. Cheers.

[@erikabutler522]

The lyrics!! ahhh so good

[@baocuongtran9054]

even you not have lots of fan, I still love you guys

[@Americanamae]

This song probably makes the most sense of all of the Shins songs 😅 Well done. Love the backstory!

[@aliyausmani2729]

The Shins are so underrated

[@SheridanWhiteside]

Wow I was based at RAF Mildenhall for 15 years. This song is sentimental to me.

[@jenn3806]

This makes my heart happy :)

[@cindy10858]

I love you James!

[@raho2005]

wow, iit's been some years an this still got stuck in my head!

[@coinside247]

Stellar thanks KSCN

[@Edu-qn3se]

This music is beautiful

[@aislingsmith2]

NEW SHINS SONG I'M DYING. THANK YOU JAMES!

[@CheeseBuritto]

on repeat all day !!!!!!!!

[@jeanfake5592]

I love this song

[@nightmythic]

This music video reminds me of a Wes Anderson film - and honestly, so does the song

[@littleLily247]

nightmythic which film? I would be glad to watch it :)

[@nightmythic]

check out "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Moonrise Kingdom" - visually, they're both very similar to Mildenhall's music video.

[@Deckdentisch]

James looks like Steve Zissou here :P

[@littleLily247]

thank you, I've actually seen The Grand Hotel Budapest, but I will check out Moonrise Kingdom :)

[@JohnSmith-pp7ux]

If you're considering a Wes Anderson binge, don't forget "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Darjeeling Limited." They're both excellent and funny movies (Anderson's variety of funny). "Rushmore" is also a solid movie by him. "Bottle Rocket" is another quirky and amusing movie by Anderson (starring brothers Luke and Owen Wilson). I'm a big fan of Anderson and I like all of his movies as you might have already figured out.

[@NiklasE]

James is adorable.

[@Armkinda]

The best single yet

[@OldTorontoSeries]

I was listening to the song and thinking I had the same experience as him as a Canadian living there when young.. then he drops the fact that it was the same Corn Exchange venue I would go to near Cambridge. Wild.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix of Toronto

[@wiscoqueen]

this is such a great song!!!!

[@LordSprakIV]

This is quite possibly the best song James Mercer has put out since Phantom Limb. Gets me really emotional for some reason

[@SpicyEngineer]

Heh. I used to be stationed at RAF Mildenhall. Can totally relate to this song....

[@okayogru]

I loved it

[@merlinthegreat100]

beautiful song

[@miriamvolaric9445]

Goood! It's my new favourite chill song ^^

[@hamedboudinar8627]

This song gives me motivation to take thé dust of my old guitare and play again , thanx

[@vibhutikapoor3112]

if this band doesn't get famous now, i will stop believing in humanity.

[@x-rayeyes2392]

Thaaaanks a lot!

[@Spiffanni]

This is a band I freaking love….then they don’t release things for a bit. I still know I love them, but don’t think about them for a bit. Then randomly hear a song again, then are instantly reobsessed with… I know that didn’t make sense

[@gamoasr]

Early af! Love you guys!

[@jimorourke7492]

more please,

[@nickjessel7759]

I do business with the Veterinary Practice that serves the US service staff at Mildenhall RAF base. I can only imagine what is was like for a 15 year old to come to Mildenhall from the US: culture shock!!

[@nuriacalixmarti7344]

Preciosa canción

[@StartARiot]

Love this, the country twang in a song about England. So good!

[@raho2005]

i'll always return, such a great song!

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

[@ToeRogan21]

Damn please keep putting out music James

[@mikailstacy8245]

Has a real folk style to it. The lyrics are ripped straight out of his youth, and tell the story of how he grew to love music. He sings in a lower register, which some people aren't used to, but he is reaching his late 40s, and hitting those high notes night after night becomes a task. I notice he switches to falsetto in more spots as he ages, instead of just belting out the high ones like the beginning of the song, kissing the lipless. How I truly hate time, and how things have to age..though it brings wisdom, it also waters down some of our brightest qualities.

[@JohnnyBloomington]

Used to be there! Too bad the video wasn't filmed there.

[@BobRobertAdams]

God they're the best

[@mister_snrub]

"The Shins" on the taxi at 2:36 and "Directed by" "Scott Peters" at 3:02

[@PabloRuan]

So beautifuly well done. Love from Brazil #NotificationSquad

[@mateushenrique7689]

Pablo Ruan AEEEOOO, BRASIL

[@122leoleo]

Pablo Ruan Brasil szsz

[@SunnyLovetts]

perfect

[@mocktheturtle5910]

You are spirit animal.

[@waymanmccall5698]

This track speaks volumes of me moving my kids around in the USMC.

[@kurtmyers4208]

James does Americana all over the place. Genius.

[@nicholasrixon8075]

2:34 the car's license plate... and 3:02 Scott Peters, on the signboard, directed the video..

[@sm5925]

Amazing! Powerful like New Slang.

[@robingraham]

lovely

[@robingraham]

i think i was probably about 15 when i first heard the jesus and mary chain. not far from suffolk either.

[@Aiur]

robin graham getting to hear Psychocandy live was one of my favorite memories to date man

[@faunoram]

Yeah... Back in those days there was always a friend who passed you a tape and sometimes that could change your life for ever...

[@HipkissDesign]

Suffolk represent

[@multiversechorus]

This would be a perfect opening song on the album.

[@mxgdxlene]

Im this excited for their songs i put bells on em

[@joshdutton4899]

al3xa chung but did the bells break

[@joshdutton4899]

Love you if you get the reference

[@The_LotionMan]

RedTedGaming lol broken bells

[@mrsmemrsme1569]

what i loveeeeeeeeeeeeee about them that they didn't change , they are real as fuck , was real stayed real and will stay real , keep it up

[@Freedomsloth74]

Mrs Me Mrs Me While I'd like to agree with you on this, they did in fact change. James Mercer kicked out pretty much everybody in the band lmao.

[@Mikedawgs]

chill song

[@TrailerPoopers]

Thank you based James

[@illidrionz5049]

where is my YTP of "they've got a name for you" ? I'm still waiting !

[@TrailerPoopers]

it's Dead Alive

[@illidrionz5049]

Oh You...

[@Ozzymandias493]

Oh god you make YTP thats pretty cancer imo

[@TrailerPoopers]

I'm sorry you feel that way mate.

[@ustheserfs]

If this is solo, shins or whatever, I like it.

[@chupaselam818]

manehhhh!!