This is the song that launched The Shins into orbit. But even more significantly, it’s the song that set the new standard for movie soundtracks. Garden State wouldn’t be the same without “Caring is Creepy” and “New Slang”. What made it so significant? I think it’s the perfect Blend of three things: the unIque melody, James Mercer’s UNUSUALLY high tenor voice and the echo-heavy effects. theSe things just seemed to align perfectly on one of the greatest soundtrackS eveR.

“I think I'll go home and mull this over before I cram it down my throat. At long last it's crashed, its colossal mass has broken up into bits in my moat.”