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Count your arms and legs (especially the bones toward the front of your calves), and slip on those big ol' Natalie Portman headphones, because the Shins have sent some ghost appendage love by way of the Internet.

Fans can now stream new track "Phantom Limb" from the Portlanders' official website and MySpace page. The number isn't as light (read: catchy) as some of the band's better tunes, but it surely suffices as, at the very least, background music. If you can make it roughly two minutes and twenty-five seconds in, there are some halfway decent "ooh ee ooh ee ooh"s, but even those lose their charm a few runs through. Of course, not everybody thinks so, so get streaming!

As previously reported, "Phantom Limb" is slated for release on the Shins' third LP, Wincing the Night Away, which is due January 23 via Sub Pop. First, however, the song will be released as a single in three different formats: iTunes digital on November 14, CD on November 21, and seven-inch on December 12. It will feature two non-album B-sides: "Nothing at All" and an alternate version of Wincing cut "Split Needles".

Tomorrow night (November 2), the Shins will headline Sub Pop's CMJ showcase at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Supporting acts include the Thermals, CSS, the Album Leaf, Oxford Collapse, the Elected, and Loney, Dear. More dates are in store following Wincing's release.