The Shins this week unveiled the track “So Now What,” a tune that will be included on the soundtrack to the motion picture “Wish I Was Here.” The film is directed by Zach Braff, the same Zach Braff that gave us the classic 2004 comedy-drama “Garden State.” Though not being billed as the sequel to “Garden State,” the new film does shares similarities to his 2004 feature, and has been referred to as its spiritual follow-up
One obvious similarity is the mixtape style music selections that Zach personally puts together himself for the soundtracks. The Soundtrack to Garden State featured such acts as Coldplay, Iron & Wine, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, and of course The Shins. The Soundtrack received the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Album For A Motion Picture. Back in 2004 if the line from the movie “The Shins, you gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life, I swear” didn’t jump start the band’s career, it sure did enhance it (relive the scene below). In the last 10 years I don’t think I’ve ever been in conversation about The Shins that didn’t include some jokester (usually me) blurting out “The Shins will change your life.” Tired act? sure, but always fun to say!
Other acts besides The Shins housed on the soundtrack to the movie “Wish I Was Here” include Paul Simon, Bon Iver, and a collaboration between Cat Power and Coldplay. Yep, you read that right, Cat Power and Coldplay. The soundtrack (see the entire tracklisting below) hits download venues on July 15, and the movie hits big screens July 18.
I can hear it now, “You ever hear of Bon Iver? You gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life, I swear!” Wait, didn’t Present-Tense already say that?
UPDATED: You can now listen to “Heavenly Father” by Bon Iver here:
Listen to The Shins tune “So Now What” here:
Watch The Shins famous quote scene from Garden State here:
Watch the “Wish I Was Here” movie trailer here:
“Wish I Was Here” Tracklist:
1. The Shins – “So Now What”
2. Gary Jules – “Broke Window”
3. Radical Face – “The Mute”
4. Hozier – “Cherry Wine (Live)”
5. Bon Iver – “Holocene”
6. Badly Drawn Boy – “The Shining”
7. Jump Little Children – “Mexico”
8. Cat Power & Coldplay – “Wish I Was Here”
9. Allie Moss – “Wait It Out”
10. Paul Simon – “The Obvious Child”
11 .Japanese Wallpaper – “Breathe In [ft. Wafia]“
12. Bon Iver – “Heavenly Father”
13. Aaron Embry – “Raven’s Song”
14. The Weepies – “Mend”
15. The Head & the Heart – “No One to Let You Down”
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