Oh, Inverted World

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Oh, Inverted World
Studio album by The Shins
Released	June 19, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop
Length	33:25
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	James Mercer, The Shins
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) link PopMatters link Rolling Stone link
The Shins chronology
When You Land Here, It's Time to Return as Flake Music (1997) Oh, Inverted World (2001) Chutes Too Narrow (2003)

Oh, Inverted World is the first album by The Shins, released June 19, 2001 to critical acclaim. Omnibus Records put out an initial run of vinyl distributed by Darla. Sub Pop Records reprinted the vinyl. Only the Sub Pop logo appears on later pressings. The album's title is derived from a lyric in the second track, "One by One All Day".

The album contains the songs "Caring Is Creepy" and "New Slang," both of which appeared in the 2004 film Garden State. The songs on the album are heavily influenced by 1960s sunshine pop. Oh, Inverted World placed at number 35 on the Pazz & Jop critic's poll for 2001.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by James Mercer.

1. "Caring Is Creepy" – 3:20
2. "One by One All Day" – 4:09
3. "Weird Divide" – 1:58
4. "Know Your Onion!" – 2:29
5. "Girl Inform Me" – 2:21
6. "New Slang" – 3:51
7. "The Celibate Life" – 1:51
8. "Girl on the Wing" – 2:50
9. "Your Algebra" – 2:23
10. "Pressed in a Book" – 2:55
11. "The Past and Pending" – 5:22

v • d • e The Shins James Mercer | Martin Crandall | Dave Hernandez | Jesse Sandoval | Eric Johnson Inactive members Neal Langford Albums Oh, Inverted World | Chutes Too Narrow | Wincing the Night Away EPs Nature Bears a Vacuum Singles "When I Goose-Step / The Gloating Sun" | "New Slang" | "Know Your Onion!" | "So Says I" | "Fighting in a Sack" | "Phantom Limb" | "Australia" | "Turn on Me" | "Sea Legs" Related articles Spork EP | When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return | Sub Pop Records