In early 2007, the acclaimed indie-rock ensemble The Shins released their anxiously anticipated third album, Wincing the Night Away, touching…

In early 2007, the acclaimed indie-rock ensemble The Shins released their anxiously anticipated third album, Wincing the Night Away, touching off a veritable barrage of flattering reviews. Blender magazine called the album “catchy, literary, lushly produced,” while the indie-rock arbiters at Pitchfork Media branded the disc “a… more