The Shins

Summary

The Shins is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shins's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Shins's genre is indie rock^[4].
• The Shins's genre is indie pop^[5].
• The Shins's genre is folk rock^[6].
• The Shins's record label is recorded as Sub Pop^[7].
• The Shins's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[8].
• The Shins's discography is recorded as The Shins discography^[9].
• The Shins's Commons category is recorded as The Shins^[10].
• The Shins's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• The Shins comprises James Mercer^[12].
• 1996 marks the founding of The Shins^[13].
• The Shins's location of formation is recorded as Albuquerque^[14].
• The Shins's official website is recorded as http://www.theshins.com/^[15].
• The Shins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Shins^[16].
• The Shins's start of work period is recorded as 1996^[17].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+55426'}^[18].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54353'}^[19].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+53213'}^[20].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+117000'}^[21].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+123000'}^[22].
• The Shins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+128000'}^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[24]

• Country: US^[25]

• Began / founded: 1997^[26]

• Genre(s): folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop, rock^[27]

• Community tags: folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop, rock^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6c8b9855-ba8b-48f9-ac1d-42167f7f7b18^[29]

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Founding

1996 marks the founding of The Shins^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Albuquerque^[14].

Why It Matters

The Shins ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]