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

Photos 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 Girl", and Mercer himself recently starred in the indie film Some Days Are Better Than Others. He's a pretty busy guy. But he still found time to record a few songs for the soundtrack to the new documentary 180° South, and to travel to Patagonia wh...

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