Frontispiece by Oscar Wilson for W.E. Norris's Clarissa Furiosa, 1900
I know that the point of these "Probabilistic Jukebox" entries is that they are completely random, but I like it when something pops up that I've been thinking about, for the obvious reason that I then have something to say when I post it. The Shins have resurfaced recently with James Mercer's new post-Broken-Bells lineup - they've been playing some gigs and performed a Pink Floyd cover on Jimmy Fallon's show. I thought I might be totally done with the Shins at this point, but that cover of "Breathe" was pretty impressive, especially once I noticed that the new Shins lineup includes Richard Swift and Jessica Dobson, two pretty impressive and underrated singer-songwriters. And then, when I hear a song like "When I Goose-Step", one of the Shins' very first compositions as a band, I remember that James Mercer has been writing nice indie-pop songs for a long time and may still be able to put together an album worth checking out.
"When I Goose-Step" by the Shins
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