Claude says:James Mercer's Albuquerque indie rock project hit the mainstream when "New Slang" soundtracked Zach Braff's melancholic 2004 dramedy — the kind of cultural moment that made the Shins required listening for a certain stripe of early-aughts sensitivity. The soundtrack gathers their wistful, lo-fi folk-pop alongside a curated indie roster, all jangly guitars and whispery vocals that defined the era's aesthetic. You had a few stray plays in 2006 and 2007, but it didn't click until early 2008, when you gave "Caring Is Creepy" and "New Slang" their due for a month or two before drifting away.