I would like to kick you in The Shins

The Shins is one of those bands that's completely irresistible to the 'too cool for you' musical snob type.

But Wincing The Night Away is replete with a retro-pop sound that's inane and childish and a clean-cut, sweetsy musical aesthetic that makes this record exceedingly shallow. I'm left wondering just what it is about abusing yourself with this ultra simple, uninspired droning that gives anyone the right to turn up their nose. I'd ask, but I've already bored myself to sleep with this record.

Save yourself. Don't be brow-beaten, guilt-tripped, or bush-whacked (?) by your neighborhood d-bag into listening to Wincing The Night Away or anything, ever, by The Shins.