When You Land Here, It's Time to Return | ||||
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Studio album by Flake Music | ||||
Released | 1997 2014 (reissue) |
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Recorded | Spring 1997 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
Length | 31:36 | |||
Label | Omnibus Records Aural Apothecary (reissue) |
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Producer | Kennie Takahashi (reissue) | |||
Flake Music/The Shins chronology | ||||
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When You Land Here, It's Time to Return is a full-length album released by indie rock band Flake Music (now known as The Shins). The album was recorded in 1997 and subsequently released on Omnibus Records.
In a May 2009 interview with Pitchfork Media, frontman James Mercer announced plans to re-release the album on his own record label, Aural Apothecary. The new version of the album has been mixed by Kennie Takahashi, best known as Danger Mouse's sound engineer. The reissue was released on CD and vinyl on November 24, 2014 in Europe and on November 25, 2014 in North America.