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Nature Bears a Vacuum
Rock · 1998 · 4 tracks

Nature Bears a Vacuum

The Shins

Nine minutes of sun-drenched, tape-hissing psych-pop. A gritty, basement-born blueprint for the melodic indie rock that would soon define a decade.

1998 · Omnibus

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A restless, sun-drenched energy that feels both amateurish and brilliant.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Those Bold City Girls
2:05
02
Eating Styes From Elephants' Eyes
1:45
03
We Built a Raft and We Floated
2:05
04
My Seventh Rib
2:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden burst of jangly guitar and high-register harmonies that opens We Built a Raft and We Floated.
The rhythmic, almost mechanical chug of My Seventh Rib that dissolves into a hazy, melodic bridge.
The way the lo-fi production on Those Bold City Girls makes the vocals sound like they are coming from a distant radio.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Nature Bears a Vacuum sound next to the rest of The Shins's catalogue?

Lo Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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