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Chutes Too Narrow

by Shins

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    558
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    30
  • 2003
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Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating: 3.4593 Chutes Too Narrow is ranked overall as 3.4593 out of 4 stars
Avg. Critic Score: 3.3850 Chutes Too Narrow has an avg. critic score of 3.3850 out of 4 stars

Chutes Too Narrow Rank 3 Reviews

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E! Online
Any music snob who has ever fantasized about grafting Belle & Sebastian's deceptively sweet melodies onto Modest Mouse's angular rhythms and riffs needs look no further than the Shins. ...more
Stylus Magazine
Smack dab in the middle of the Great Garage-Rock Revival of 2001, The Shins were a welcome breath of cool summer air in a landscape otherwise strewn with gutter trash, cheap leather, call girls and IV needles, a band that offered its own flavor of ...more
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Without the thrill of discovery, it's no shock that the returns have diminished slightly on Chutes Too Narrow. But a minor step down from greatness still sounds damn good. ...more
Playlouder
Recalls the overwhelming splendour of the Go-Betweens at their finest. ...more
Dot Music
If you can’t find something here that has you smiling and quoting the old saw about rumours of indie’s death being greatly exaggerated, it’s time to take up opera. ...more

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No Ripcord
Despite the weak finish, Chutes Too Narrow is still a fantastic next step for the Shins, building on the wildly successful formula of Oh, Inverted World, while still managing to push their sound in new directions. ...more
Rolling Stone
It must mean something that the freshest indie rock boasts tunes more substantial that what is sold in the mainstream. The Shins, an unassuming quartet originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, have not only assimilated several decades of Brit ...more
PrefixMag
Some fans of indie-pop sensation the Shins would fess up to declaring a golden future: Band makes stellar debut album. Band opens for the likes of Modest Mouse and Guided by Voices. Band springboards off dozens of comparisons to Brian Wilson, and, upon ...more
All Music Guide
Chutes Too Narrow's breezy subtlety is less accessible than the Shins' debut, but that doesn't mean the album lacks great songs. ...more
Almost Cool
Despite having a lot in common with their first disc, there are some slight variations in sound that make Chutes Too Narrow even better than its predecessor. ...more
Almost Cool
I was a little late in hearing The Shins on their last release Oh Inverted World. I'd read a lot about the group and even heard a couple songs on the release, but like with so many other great releases, I either didn't have the time or ...more
Drowned In Sound
I was a little late in hearing The Shins on their last release Oh Inverted World. I'd read a lot about the group and even heard a couple songs on the release, but like with so many other great releases, I either didn't have the time or the ...more
ShakingThrough.net
Chutes Too Narrow proves the Shins have more on their minds than singing the perfect harmony or writing the ultimate couplet, and it's that deeper sense of introspection that makes it a keeper. ...more
Stylus Magazine
Smack dab in the middle of the Great Garage-Rock Revival of 2001, The Shins were a welcome breath of cool summer air in a landscape otherwise strewn with gutter trash, cheap leather, call girls and IV needles, a band that offered its own flavor ...more
CultureDose.net
Shins fans will find this a solidly enjoyable album. ...more
The Guardian
[Chutes] finds Albuquerque's finest further mining their own private bittersweet seam, kicking off with the pop turbulence of Kissing the Lipless and absurdly joyous Mine's Not a High Horse, before reaching another career peak with the dizzying ...more

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