The Shins (otherwise known as the cash register sound to their indie label, Sub Pop) has finally revealed the details of their long-awaited third album.

Billboard reports that “Wincing the Night Away” will actually be released in January (as had been tentatively scheduled), and will probably hold 10 tracks.

“It would have been great to have released this a year ago, but the benefits [of waiting] are big,” said front-man James Mercer on Wednesday. “I’m constantly reminded of how much better the project gets as new discoveries are made.”

A number of song titles have also been announced, including “Red Rabbits,” “Sea Legs,” “Spelling Lessons,” “Spilled Needles,” “A Comet Appears” and the Jesus and Mary Chain-influenced “Phantom Limb.”

According to Mercer, the band stretched their style on this follow-up to 2003’s “Chutes Too Narrow.” He says that both “psychedelic” and “hip-hop” influences have found their way on to the final cuts.

The album is set to be mixed over the coming weeks in Portland, OR.






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