The Shins

USA, 1996–now

American indie band led by James Mercer, formed in Albuquerque in 1996. Bittersweet, melodic '60s-tinged pop on Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow ('New Slang') made them touchstones of 2000s indie, boosted by the film Garden State.

Influenced by

• The Beach Boys
• The Kinks
• The Zombies

Influenced

• Band of Horses