The Shins

Review: The Shins – Port of Morrow

Port of Morrow is the fourth and most potent Shins album. These songs are nearly all chorus, big and upfront where his first two records were twisty and plucky.

New: The Shins – “Pariah King”

The Shins’ Port of Morrow album is out tomorrow, and like so many releases these days, it comes with some bonus tracks. The first bonus cut to surface is an…

Watch Full Shins Concert featuring New Songs and Classics

Proprietors of good taste, the good people of NPR are currently streaming a full concert from The Shins, featuring many new songs from the band’s upcoming Port of Morrow album.…

That Was Fun: February 2012

February 2012 is gone and it spoiled us rotten. It was an incredible high and we seriously doubt another month will be as amazing-stuffed this year. It was fun. Here…

New: The Shins – “Bait & Switch”

The Shins just dropped a brand new song/video from their highly anticipated new album, Port of Morrow. The song, “Bait & Switch” is upbeat, catchy and refreshing in a way…

Video: The Shins – “Simple Song”

iTunes is giving away the brand new Shins video for “Simple Song,” which just happens to be one of our Top 3 favorite Shins songs. The clip isn’t available on…

New: The Shins – “September,” Tour Dates

The Shins have premiered “September,” the b-side to their excellent new single, “Simple Song”. The b-side comes with a charming lyric video, so you can sing along to the lovely…

REC’D: The Shins – “Simple Song”

After a five-year hiatus and plenty of side projects, seminal Portland indie rockers The Shins are back with a new record Port of Morrow, their first on frontman James Mercer’s…

The Shins Debut New Song “For A Fool”, Cover David Bowie

The Shins have been taking a bit of a breather since James Mercer began his increasingly popular side project Broken Bells, along with mastermind producer Danger Mouse. Now after releasing…

The Shins Announce Dates

The Shins ending their hiatus in less than a week with a few Oregon performances before their set at this year’s Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on August 12.…

Levi’s Pioneer Sessions: The Revival Recordings project delivers once again with a fantastic cover from the apparently-not-disbanded Shins. They chose this cover of Squeeze’s “Goodbye Girl” as their first new…

Broken Bells: Tour Dates with Morning Benders

Broken Bells Broken Bells Album Review

Vinyl giveaway details at the end of the review. Broken Bells Broken Bells Columbia Records out March 9th 85/100 [Rating Scale] Rate Broken Bells [STARRATER] There will be lots of…

GIVEAWAY: Broken Bells @ Music Hall of Wburg + LP/Concert Poster

Broken Bells, the musical love child of Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and The Shins’ James Mercer, will be going on a short US tour to promote the…

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