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  James Mercer Torments His Crappy Kids in Shins' 'Simple Song' Clip

  February 21, 2012 – If we can make any sweeping assumptions about Shins frontman James Mercer's personal life, he has concerns about his kids growing up to torment him. …
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  Get the Shins' Spring Tour Dates, Watch Their 'September' Lyric Video

  February 7, 2012 – Why should Shins fans come see the band on their freshly announced spring tour? "I [was] definitely thinking about the Shins fans [when making Port of Morrow]," James Mercer tells SPIN for the cover story of our February iPad edition. "We [the new lineup] went out and did shows recently. And I really felt for the first time this sense that the fans felt like they really want us to succeed, they want it to work. …
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  Broken Bells Map First Tour

  March 31, 2010 – After playing a bunch of shows at March's SXSW conference in Texas, Shins frontman James Mercer and production whiz Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton will take their collaborative project, Broken Bells, on the road this Spring. At SXSW, a gig at Austin's spacious outdoor venue Stubb's failed to capture the delicate, cinematic sound of the band's self-titled debut. …
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  Spoon and Broken Bells Kick Off SXSW Day 1

  March 18, 2010 – It's Austin and it's Spoon. If Britt Daniel couldn't get elected mayor of this music mecca, he'd at least be toasted as the crown prince of its indie constituency, judging from the adulation showered on the quartet during its 75-minute performance at the outdoor stage at Stubb's Wednesday night. …
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  James Mercer: New Shins Record Next Year

  January 29, 2010 – Since 2008, Shins frontman James Mercer has been hard at work on Broken Bells, his experimental pop collabo with Danger Mouse -- but the indie rocker says that he will reunite with his original band after the project, with a new record potentially emerging in 2011. In an interview with MTV, Mercer clarified statements he made last week, when he told told NME that the Shins "had started to feel heavy." In the past two years, the band re …
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  DOWNLOAD: Broken Bells' Debut Single

  December 21, 2009 – After months of rumors and weeks of veiled hints, the mysterious collaboration between the Shins' James Mercer and uberproducer Danger Mouse is starting to see a little clarity. …
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  Hear New Broken Bells Music! Probably!

  December 14, 2009 – As the leader of the Shins, James Mercer kept his cryptic leanings relegated to his lyrics. But for Broken Bells, Mercer's collaboration with Danger Mouse, the mystery's being laid on thick. A visit to the site Berobrknells.com (it's brokenbells with the letters rearranged) brings you to a silhouette of two men, one slight and slender, the other afro'd, could be anyone, really. …
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  Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'

  May 8, 2009 – Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes' Julian Casablancas (set for a July release). Curiously, the ad, which looks like a movie poster, lists director David Lynch... …
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