When You Land Here, It's Time to Return | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1997 24 November 2014 (reissue) | |||
Recorded | Spring 1997 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
Length | 31:36 | |||
Label | Omnibus Records Aural Apothecary (reissue) | |||
Producer | Kennie Takahashi (reissue) | |||
The Shins chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [2] |
When You Land Here, It's Time to Return is a full-length album released by indie rock band Flake Music before changing their name to The Shins. The album was recorded in 1997 and was released on Omnibus Records.
In a May 2009 interview with Pitchfork, frontman James Mercer announced plans to re-release the album on his own record label, Aural Apothecary. [3] The new version of the album was mixed by Danger Mouse's sound engineer Kentoro Takahashi. The reissue was released on CD and vinyl on November 24, 2014 in Europe and on November 25, 2014 in North America.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Spanway Hits" | 2:28 |
2. | "Blast Valve" | 2:56 |
3. | "Roziere" | 1:23 |
4. | "Structo" | 3:42 |
5. | "Candy Dish of Diamonds" | 0:51 |
6. | "Deluca" | 4:06 |
7. | "Mieke" | 2:51 |
8. | "On the Playground in the Wind" | 2:12 |
9. | "The Shins" | 3:17 |
10. | "Faded Polaroids" | 2:34 |
11. | "Vantage" | 5:15 |
Total length: | 31:35 |
Credits are adapted from the remastered album's liner notes. [4]
Personnel
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