Songs Similar to New Slang by The Shins
Album: Oh, Inverted World · Indie · Nostalgic
The Shins's “New Slang” from the album Oh, Inverted World is a indie track with alternative roots that we file under nostalgic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play.
The closest match right now is “Caring Is Creepy” by The Shins (100% match). The list also pulls in Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse and Yeah Yeah Yeahs — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Shins's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (13 of 20 tracks), with rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “New Slang”
What songs are similar to New Slang?
On our list, the closest matches are “Caring Is Creepy” by The Shins, “Know Your Onion!” by The Shins and “Crooked Teeth” by Death Cab for Cutie. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “New Slang” by The Shins, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does New Slang sound like?
Based on listening data, “New Slang” sits closest to Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend and Modest Mouse. Fans of The Shins play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is New Slang Indie?
We file “New Slang” by The Shins under Indie, while music stores list its album under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to New Slang?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “New Slang” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.