Chutes Too Narrow
Chutes Too Narrow is the second studio album by the American indie pop band The Shins from the year 2003. The album title is taken from a line of text from the Song Young Pilgrims.
Formation
After Mercer and Sandoval had moved in 2002 to Portland, Oregon, bassist Neal Langford left the band, Crandall remained of Albuquerque from the band and Dave Hernandez, who now lived near Seattle after his stay in New York, rejoined the band. First parts of the album came in the early summer of 2003, in Mercer's apartment. Other parts of the album were in the Avast! Added Studions in Seattle, Washington under the production of Phil Ek and mixed all the tracks in the studio. Ek had already produced for Modest Mouse, who stood for the same music label as The Shins under contract and influenced the sound of keyboard rather emphatic pop music towards gitarrenlastigerer rock music. The label Sub Pop released the album in October 2003.
Title list
All songs were written by James Mercer.
Occupation
The Shins:
- James Mercer: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Dave Hernandez: Bass
- Jessie Sandoval: Drums
- Marty Crandall: Keyboard
Guest musicians:
- Anne Marie Ruljancich - violin on Saint Simon
- Kevin Suggs - pedal steel guitar on Gone for Good
Chart success
Chutes Too Narrow placed himself in November 2003 on the Billboard 200 at rank 83 and stayed 6 weeks.
Reception
Chutes Too Narrow was chosen by Slant Magazine ranked the 91 best albums of the 2000s and Pitchfork Media ranked 46th Allmusic praises: " Chutes Too Narrow like so light and ephemeral seem like the fluff of a dandelion or snow, blowing in the wind flies, but its direction promises more good things from The Shins. " ( " Chutes Too Narrow might also SEEM as light and fleeting as dandelion fluff or snow flurries blowing in the wind, but its direction promises even more good things from the Shins. " )
The title Gone for Good and Those To Come found on the soundtrack for the comedy In Good Company by Paul Weitz use.