Good review of The Shaggs, I always find that story interesting. I'd agree their music isn't good for normal listening, but it's always fun to hear what they created with really no training and the lyrics in their songs are really truly bizarre. It's like walking into a different crazy world.
The Shins are fantastic, and I enjoyed your review. If you haven't yet, you should definitely check out their latest release, Wincing the Night Away. It's a very diverse album in comparison, and definitely does have the experimental synthesizer and sounds that weren't present on Chutes. But Chutes is still better, imo.
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