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13 July 2026 – The Shins Open A Thirty-Year-Old Time Capsule
By Editorial Team - July 13, 2026
Summary
The Shins celebrate thirty years with a limited 7-inch containing two unreleased 1996 recordings, 'The Living End' and 'All Messed Up'.
Key Facts
- The Shins release a limited-edition (1,000 copies) 7-inch vinyl celebrating 30 years.
- Features two unreleased 1996 tracks: 'The Living End' and 'All Messed Up'.
- The tracks predate the band's landmark debut album 'Oh, Inverted World'.
- Entities: The Shins, The Living End, All Messed Up, James Mercer, Jesse Sandoval, Oh, Inverted World
- Tags: the shins, the living end, all messed up, indie rock, james mercer, jesse sandoval
<a href="/tags/the-shins">The Shins</a> celebrate thirty years as a band with a limited-edition seven-inch featuring two previously unreleased recordings from 1996. ‘The Living End’ and ‘All Messed Up’ feature James Mercer alongside original drummer Jesse Sandoval and arrive with artwork Mercer created during the same period. Only one thousand copies will be produced, immediately transforming the release into the sort of object record collectors will discuss in hushed tones while wearing gloves.
The recordings predate ‘Oh, Inverted World’ and offer a rare glimpse of the band before their wistful guitar pop became one of the defining sounds of early-2000s indie culture. Anniversary releases can sometimes feel like cupboards being emptied for commercial reasons, but these tracks carry genuine historical interest. They capture musicians still discovering what their band might become, before acclaim, expectations and the very specific responsibility of soundtracking thousands of emotionally significant car journeys.