Music feature: The Shins in the spotlight!

Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan by RNZ

Sep 22, 202600:28:21Society & Culture

Time for our Tuesday music feature, where we take a deep dive into an artist, album, style or era. Today we're looking at a staple of the American indie-rock scene, The Shins. For some listeners this might be a band they...

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