DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Luke Abbott - ‘Modern Driveway’ (NoTown) Luke Abbott’s bleary-eyed efforts are that special thing; slow-builders that earn the right to their ambling pace. It seems to me his work is an exercise in patience rather tha... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - This week, the amazing Southern California radio station KCRW hosted an hour long performance by The Shins on the station's Morning Becomes Eclectic program. James Mercer and the band played in front of a live audience at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Winnie Cheung "Protip: if you show up 2 minutes before the show at Terminal 5, behind the bar by the pretzel machine has an ok view. #shins #butitswarm" -Neil Barofsky "AND the dirty projectors show up to sing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Joe McCabe Miike Snow @ Terminal 5 Like the Shins are about to do, Bloc Party will do, Miike Snow, who played a small post-SXSW show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just completed a three night run at... more info

Powerpopulist — More goodstuff from our favebloggerss. Thanks, fb's. Velvet Crush - Drive Me Down - Skatterbrain - one of our five favorite songs of the 90s The Blurries - Your Love - Side One Track One The Primitives - Out Of Reach - Requiem Pour Un Twister Fr... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Shins* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theshins)' frontman James Mercer appears on the latest edition of Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast (http://www.wtfpod.com/). more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Shins sent catchy pangs of longing across the balmy fields of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival. more info

KEXP Seattle — Following the recent release of fourth studio album Port of Morrow, venerable indie artists The Shins revealed a new video for track “The Rifle’s Spiral.” Directed by Jamie Caliri, the stop-motion animated video evokes elements of Tim Burton an... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch the new video from *The Shins* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theshins) for "The Rifle's Spiral" in the replies. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Buzzcocks / Bon Iver / Squeeze "The earlier part of the afternoon felt a little sleepy. People waking up late after Friday, taking their time getting to the festival, and the earliest bands on the... more info