In April 2021, a 20th anniversary reissue of Oh, Inverted World was announced for release on June 11, 2021. The reissue was remastered by Bob Ludwig , with Mercer serving as an assistant. A “21st birthday” tour of North America was announced in May 2022, where The Shins played Oh…
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“Elevator Boots” was released as the first single for the four-track EP in April 2021, described by Rolling Stone as “a melodic, wistful ode to life on tour, with a sound that somehow manages to bridge the gap between The Band and Mott the Hoople.” The EP, titled Butter Miracle,…
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These two shows, titled Reload, were finally held in 2021 on March 27 and 28.
On 26 March 2021, the band celebrated its debut album’s 20th anniversary with oncoming reissues of their catalogue and teases of non-fungible tokens ; due to its impact on climate change, the latter was met with criticism by various sources and fans—some noting that the act contradicts the environmental themes…
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There had been conflicting stories regarding whether Kiss would record another album. Simmons had said “yes” in interviews, saying that he had songs written and lined up for a new album. Stanley and Thayer disputed this, however, and said that they did not vow to make one and that the…
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On March 19, 2021, exactly one year after announcing the band’s break-up, the band announced two new songs, titled “Millennials” and “Infinite In Your Arms”, would be released on March 26, 2021. The post continued by saying, “They are a thank you for anyone who has supported the band over…
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An EP entitled “Roots of ReOrchestrated” was released on 19 March 2021.
On 19 March 2021, the third and final single from the album, “In Circles” was released .
On 15 March 2021, the band released “Stay Forever”—an updated version of a song from their debut album Signs of Life , which includes elements added to the live version of the song since the original release—as a digital single with a music video directed by Miika Hakala.
On 11 March 2021, the band released an acoustic version of “For the First Time”, which would serve as the lead single off of their second acoustic EP titled Acoustic Sessions 2 . The remainder of the EP was released on 17 March 2021.