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James Mercer Talks 180° South Soundtrack and the Future of the Shins

5359 days ago
PitchforkPhotos by Emmett Malloy, from the 180° South soundtrack recording sessions James Mercer is the frontman of the Shins and Broken Bells. Broken Bells released an album earlier this year, the Shins just released a cover of the Squeeze song "Goodbye G... more info

Passion Pit – “Tonight, Tonight” (Smashing Pumpkins Cover)

5360 days ago
StereogumPassion Pit’s Michael Angelakos tackles Smashing Pumpkins melancholy, melodramatic “Tonight, Tonight” for Levi’s Pioneer series. Previously we heard Dirty Projectors cover Dylan, and The Shins do Squeeze’s “Goodbye Girl.” Sign up with L... more info

Broken Bells

5361 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonThere are, no doubt, more screamingly obvious band misnomers (the Pop Group perhaps take the top spot with their post-punk racket), but the collaboration between Gnarls Barkley wunder-producer Danger Mouse and James Mercer ... more info

Isaac Brock Talks 180° South, Modest Mouse, Portland Mayor Portrait

5362 days ago
PitchforkPhotos by Emmett Malloy, from recording sessions for the 180° South soundtrack MP3: Ugly Casanova: "Here's to Now" Back in 2002, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock released Sharpen Your Teeth, the one and only album from his Ugly Casano... more info

News Round: The Shins, Les Savy Fav, Avalanches, Interpol, The Roots Chillwave + more

5364 days ago
DrownedInSoundYou may have noticed a little less news than usual this week. There is very good reason for this and that's because our news editor was off drinking Viking lager on a press junket in Iceland. Here's a little round-up of the bits of 'news' from the we... more info

Broken Bells To Play Meltdown Show

5368 days ago
MTV.co.uk NewsBroken Bells will play a one off gig later this month for Richard Thompson’s Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.  The duo - James Mercer from The Shins and multi instrumentalist... more info

The Shins Cover Squeeze On Levi's Pioneer Recording Sessions

5368 days ago
MTV.com NewsPortland band pays homage to British new-wave act as part of denim company's revival series.By Matt Harper James Mercer Photo: MTV News The Shins may have taken a break while frontman James Mercer works on Broken Bells, his side project wit... more info

The Shins Cover Squeeze On Levi's Pioneer Recording Sessions

5368 days ago
VH1 NewsThe Shins cover British New Wave band Squeeze's '70s single "Goodbye Girl" for Levi's Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings. The denim company recruited a dozen musical acts to re-craft songs influential to them. more info

This Week's Singles: 14/06/10

5369 days ago
DrownedInSoundSingle Of The Week! Everything Everything - ‘Schoolin’ (Geffen) One of the things I like most about The Shins, is their knack in pitching lyrics on the right side of impenetrability. For it seems to me the best lyrics – the ones that compe... more info

[mp3] The Shins – Goodbye Girl (Squeeze Cover)

5373 days ago
We All Want Someone To Shout ForLevi’s Pioneer Sessions just released a new free cover by The Shins. They covered the Squeeze song “Goodbye Girl”. James Mercer’s vocals are a perfect fit for this song, and they effectively make the song sound like it’s a Shins original. T... more info

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