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  1. Oct 16, 2023 · Formed in 1996 by frontman James Mercer, the band built a following on the back of their 2001 debut, Oh, Inverted World. However, when the album’s lead single, “New Slang,” found its way ...

  2. Jul 27, 2022 · The Shins will be in Dallas on Tuesday, Aug. 2, to perform at the Factory in Deep Ellum. As technical a process as remastering audio recordings can be, for Mercer, it was also an emotional one ...

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  3. Jun 3, 2021 · James Mercer reflects on the Shins'. Oh, Inverted World. : 'There was this craving for some earnestness'. To mark its 20th anniversary, Mercer looks back at the making (and enduring influence) of ...

  4. Mar 1, 2012 · By his own admission, the all-but-solo recording of Wincing The Night Away turned Mercer off creating any more Shins music for a while, but now he’s back it’s with a new band backing him up. The result, informed by the particular pressures of being a new father and all the bittersweet emotional decompression that involves, is a fine record filled with meatily-chorused, transtlantic guitar ...

  5. Aug 19, 2022 · Godspeed are the bakers at dawn, James Mercer sang on The Shins' breakout single, "New Slang," from the band's revered 2001 debut, "Oh, Inverted World." At 51 years old, the indie rock elder ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_ShinsThe Shins - Wikipedia

    www.theshins.com. The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's current line-up consists of Mercer, alongside Yuuki Matthews (bass, keyboards), Mark ...

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  8. Oct 20, 2023 · James Mercer, frontman of The Shins. Buying a house in Northeast Portland, “a little Craftsman bungalow in a rough part of town at the time,” Mercer and his band began work on the new album. Recording took place in the basement, featuring a setup that was hardly worth boasting about. “It was not decent,” says Mercer. “It certainly ...