“Australia” is a song by American indie rock band The Shins. The song was released as the second single via Sub Pop from their third studio album "Wincing the Night Away" in the UK on April 9th, 2007. Despite the name “Australia”, the song does not reference Australia at all. “Australia” peaked at number 62 on April 21, 2007 on the UK Singles' Chart. Critics reacted mostly positively to the song. Pitchfork Media commented that: "‘Australia’ is a peppy rocker in the spirit of Chutes' best, elevated by a newfound confidence and expressive range in Mercer’s voi… read more
“Australia” is a song by American indie rock band The Shins. The song was released as the second single via Sub Pop from their third studio album &qu… read more
“Australia” is a song by American indie rock band The Shins. The song was released as the second single via Sub Pop from their third studio album "Wincing the Night Away" in th… read more
The Shins are an American alternative rock band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Hernandez remained in the band until 2009. Fruit Bats keyboardi… read more
The Shins are an American alternative rock band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of B…read more
The Shins are an American alternative rock band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, w… read more