The Shins
The Shins is an American indie rock band centered around James Mercer.
<… Read Full Bio ↴The Shins is an American indie rock band centered around James Mercer.
The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Hernandez remained in the band until 2009. Fruit Bats keyboardist Eric Johnson joined the band in 2006.
Their debut album, Oh, Inverted World was issued in 2001 and contained the singles "New Slang" and "Caring is Creepy", which were both featured in the 2004 film "Garden State". The band's next album, Chutes Too Narrow was released in 2003 and featured the single "So Says I". The band's third album Wincing The Night Away, was released in 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 charts, the highest charting album in Sub Pop history until Arcade Fire's"The Suburbs" debuted at #1. After a short hiatus, Mercer announced in 2009 that the band was to record a new album and that Marty Crandall, and Jesse Sandoval were no longer members of The Shins. The band's new lineup included James Mercer, Eric Johnson, Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer and Grand Archives keyboardist Ron Lewis.
Before the release of Port of Morrow, the band lineup changed once more with only Mercer and Plummer remaining from the previously announced lineup. The newly added members were announced as guitarist Jessica Dobson, bassist Yuuki Matthews (formerly of Crystal Skulls) and keyboardist Richard Swift.
The Simple Song Songfacts reports that "Simple Song." was the first single from the Port Of Morrow album, the band's debut release on James Mercer's Aural Apothecary record label. It was also the first offering to be heard from the band following the departure of Jesse Sandoval and Marty Crandall.
The current line-up for the live act is James Mercer (vocals, guitar), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Yuuki Matthews (bass), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).
2017 - Fifth Album & World Tour
The band released their 5th studio album, "Heartworms" on March 10, 2017 on the Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records, together with a supporting world tour. "Heartworms" features Mercer's most diverse lyrical palette to date: From fictional character sketches ('Fantasy Island', 'Rubber Ballz'), autobiographical accounts ('Mildenhall'), to first single 'Name For You', a resounding call for female empowerment inspired by Mercer’s three daughters.
More information:
*http://www.theshins.com
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins
<… Read Full Bio ↴The Shins is an American indie rock band centered around James Mercer.
The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Hernandez remained in the band until 2009. Fruit Bats keyboardist Eric Johnson joined the band in 2006.
Their debut album, Oh, Inverted World was issued in 2001 and contained the singles "New Slang" and "Caring is Creepy", which were both featured in the 2004 film "Garden State". The band's next album, Chutes Too Narrow was released in 2003 and featured the single "So Says I". The band's third album Wincing The Night Away, was released in 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 charts, the highest charting album in Sub Pop history until Arcade Fire's"The Suburbs" debuted at #1. After a short hiatus, Mercer announced in 2009 that the band was to record a new album and that Marty Crandall, and Jesse Sandoval were no longer members of The Shins. The band's new lineup included James Mercer, Eric Johnson, Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer and Grand Archives keyboardist Ron Lewis.
Before the release of Port of Morrow, the band lineup changed once more with only Mercer and Plummer remaining from the previously announced lineup. The newly added members were announced as guitarist Jessica Dobson, bassist Yuuki Matthews (formerly of Crystal Skulls) and keyboardist Richard Swift.
The Simple Song Songfacts reports that "Simple Song." was the first single from the Port Of Morrow album, the band's debut release on James Mercer's Aural Apothecary record label. It was also the first offering to be heard from the band following the departure of Jesse Sandoval and Marty Crandall.
The current line-up for the live act is James Mercer (vocals, guitar), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Yuuki Matthews (bass), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).
2017 - Fifth Album & World Tour
The band released their 5th studio album, "Heartworms" on March 10, 2017 on the Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records, together with a supporting world tour. "Heartworms" features Mercer's most diverse lyrical palette to date: From fictional character sketches ('Fantasy Island', 'Rubber Ballz'), autobiographical accounts ('Mildenhall'), to first single 'Name For You', a resounding call for female empowerment inspired by Mercer’s three daughters.
More information:
*http://www.theshins.com
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins
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- Phantom Limb Frozen into coats White girls of the north Filed past one, f…
04. Know Your Onion! Shut out, pimpled and angry I quietly tied all my guts…
04. One By One All Day "Howdy, lem," my grandfather said with his eyes closed Wip…
05. Turn a Square She shone up bright like a knife Wearing tennis shorts made…
06.No Way Down Meet the son of a government man And a pillar of…
1. Kissing The Lipless Called to see if your back was still aligned And your…
4 Young Pilgrims A cold and wet November dawn And there are no…
4. phantom limb Frozen into coats White girls of the north Filed past one, f…
40 Mark Strasse Is it all so very simple And horribly complex You're sufferi…
A Call To Apathy Untie me, I've said no vows The train is getting way…
A Call To Apathy/Gone For Good Untie me, I've said no vows The train is getting way…
A Comet Appears One hand on this wily comet Take a drink just to…
A Taste of Honey Winds may blow Over the icy sea I'll take with me All the…
Australia Time to put the ear covers on? No! La-la-la-la La-la-la-la …
Australia (Peter Bjorn ("Time to put the ear covers on!" No!) Born to multiply,…
Baby Boomerang Slim lined sheik faced Angel of the night Riding like a cowb…
Bait and Switch I finally had all my ducks in a row Peace and…
Black Wave This goose is cooked, these tongues are tied Around the bloc…
Caring Is Creepy I think I'll go home and mull this over Before…
Cherry Hearts You're not wanting anybody wants in you I've got to understa…
Dead Alive On a walk in a fragile state Weird angles coming over…
Eating Steyes from Elephants' Eyes They want trash They want you batting a lash They'll eat sty…
Eating Styes From Elephants Eyes They want trash They want you batting a lash They eat styes…
Eating Styes From Elephants' Eyes They want trash They want you batting a lash They eat stye…
Fall of I do relate to you in so many ways But I…
Fall of '82 I do relate to you in so many ways But I…
Fantasy Island Long in tooth, olives and vermouth I dine like an ageing…
Fighting in a Sack Just last night I woke from some unconscionable dream Had it…
For a Fool Young and bright But now just a dim light Off in the…
Girl Inform Me Girl, inform me all my senses warn me Your clever…
Girl On A Wing One wound up punch of intuition Lays flat my whole…
Girl Sailor The gutter may profess its love Then follow it with hesitati…
Gone for Good Untie me, I've said no vows The train is getting way…
Goodbye Girl I met her in a poolroom Her name I didn't catch She…
Half A Million I make myself a promise Then break it every night I'm feel…
Heartworms Well I guess I'm just here to test your patience 'Cause…
intro J'ai jamais rêvé d'être un grand rappeur À vrai dire, ces…
It Died in the world, you've been cornered by a natural…
It's OK Try Again Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win So…
It's Okay Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win Somet…
It's Okay, Try Again Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win, Some…
It's Okay. Try Again Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win Somet…
It's Only Life Died in the world, you've been cornered by a natural…
Its OK Try Again Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win Somet…
Its Only Life Died in the world, you've been cornered by a natural…
Kissing the Lipless Called to see if your back was still aligned And your…
Know Your Onion Shut out, pimpled and angry I quietly tied all my guts…
Mieke I want you on my side To take the hard shots…
Mild Child This ten year old, smiling summer eyes. They win, they win. …
Mildenhall At fifteen we had to leave the States again Dad was…
Mine After that confontation you left me wringing my cold hands W…
My Seventh Rib Your silver tongue laughs at the clowns of our age A…
Name For You My girl if you're lucky one day Rolling down the ancient…
New Slang Gold teeth and a curse for this town Were all in…
No Way Down Meet the son of a government man And a pillar of…
Nothing At All Anything we should know about your change? Well there's an i…
One by One All Day "Howdy, lem," my grandpa said with his eyes closed Wiping…
Outro (feat. Chink Santana) [CHINK SANTANA:] Ha Yeah Hell Yeah…
Painting a Hole La-la-la-la The tycho, don't you know nothing? The doors on …
Pam Berry This lass Some fifteen odd years Is widely known To have spa…
Pariah King It all spans out on a plane. Looking back hardly a…
Past and Pending As someone sets light to the first fire of autumn…
Phantom Limb Frozen into coats White girls of the north Filed past one, f…
Phantom Limb (Radio 2 live session) Foals in winter coats, white girls of the north File past…
Pink Bullets I was just bony hands as cold as a winder…
Plenty Is Never Enough Come up with me, love We'll disappear in the evening light C…
Port of Morrow Through the rain and all the clatter Under the Fremont bridg…
Pressed in a Book Doted on like seeds planted in rows The untied shoelaces of…
Red Rabbits Hurled to the center of the Earth again The place where…
Rubber Ballz In a larval state Drinking a minimum wage I fell in with…
Saint Simon After all these implements and texts designed by intellects …
Sea Legs Of all the churning random hearts Under the sun Eventually…
Sealegs Of all the churning random hearts Under the sun Eventually f…
September Into this strange elastic world Pontus kindly gave up a pear…
Simple Song Well this is just a simple song To say what you…
Sleeping Lessons Go without 'Til the need seeps in You're low, anymore Collec…
Sleeping Lessons (The RAC mix) Go without 'til the need seeps in You low animal, collect…
So Now What I had this crazy idea Somehow we coast to the end The…
So Says I An address to the golden door I was strumming on a…
Sphagnum Esplanade How lovely a find That's entered my mind Along this…
Spilt Needles I've done myself an impossible crime Had to paint myself a…
Split Needles I've earned myself an impossible crime Had to paint myself …
The Celibate Life The dust from a four-day affair is now landing All over…
The Fear Fear Feel the fear Of all the stupid things A man could feel…
The Gloating Sun Tap on your cap There's a whispering breeze in town The tr…
The Great Divide Your starlit eyes, the afterglow a sign You've set us wander…
The Past and Pending As someone sets light to the first fire of autumn…
The Rifle Dead land's collided. You pour your life down the rifle's s…
The Rifle's Spiral Dead lungs command it You pour your life down the rifle's…
The Waltz Is Over That hue in the sky Just a glimpse of another life Are…
They'll Soon Discover When you were young and wise Scratching your letters in the…
Those Bold City Girls you slide out at night to show your self you need…
Those to Come Eyeless in the morning sun you were Pale and mild, a…
Trapped by the Sea Rowing a boat with my slave Exploring a cave We got trapped…
Turn A Square She shone up bright like a knife Wearing tennis shorts made…
Turn on Me You can fake it for a while Bite your tongue and…
Turn_On_Me_ You can fake it for a while Bite your tongue and…
Unknown Song #1 Out here on the corner Just trying to make a buck All…
Waimanalo Waimanalo sun on the waves One thousand mornings, I'm still …
We Built a Raft and We Floated One fat, tumbling time we graced the Gold Share Spent like…
We Will Become Silhouettes I've got a cupboard with cans of food Filtered water and…
We Will Become Silhouttes I've got a cupboard with cans of food Filtered water and…
We Will Become Silouettes I've got a cupboard with cans of food Filtered water and…
Weird Divide Several days a month you made The mile to my house And…
When I Goose Step When you're riding the rails with those wide open eyes Well,…
When I Goose-Step When you're riding the rails with those wide open eyes,…
When I Goosestep When you're riding the rails with those wide open eyes Well,…
When You Notice the Stripes Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all…
Wonderful Christmas The moon is right The spirit’s up We’re here tonight And tha…
Young Pilgrims A cold and wet November dawn And there are no…
Your Algebra You may notice certain things before you die Mail them to…