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Letting go of a claim so large

Shins frontman James Mercer commuted every week from his home city of Portland to producer Greg Kurstin's Los Angeles studio to record Port of Morrow. "That sounds arduous but it wasn't too bad," Mercer told Q magazine. "I would nap, read. In fact one of the songs, 'No Way Down,' came about on a flight. I was reading this article about the American trade deficit and the lyrics just came out of me - which was cool as that song was causing a lot of trouble." Despite the song's pointed pro-Occupy Wall Street protest sensibility, it actually… read more
Shins frontman James Mercer commuted every week from his home city of Portland to producer Greg Kurstin's Los Angeles studio to record Port of M… read more
Shins frontman James Mercer commuted every week from his home city of Portland to producer Greg Kurstin's Los Angeles studio to record Port of Morrow. "That sounds arduous but … read more

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The Shins is an American band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Hernandez remained in the band until 2009. Fruit Bats keyboardist Eric… read more
The Shins is an American band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roo… read more
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