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Posts tagged James mercer
The Shins: Port of Morrow
It’s been 5 long years since the Shins have released an album, but with Port of Morrow, the indie-rock staple returns to the spotlight like no time has passed at all. Supported by front man James Mercer’s trademark vocals, the Shins’ fourth studio album delivers a powerful earful of soothing, harmonious tracks. You won’t find much growth or evolution in Port of Morrow, but who said that’s a bad thing? Despite the hiatus and the absence of two original band members, James Mercer still captures the same quirky, youthful energy found on Oh, Inverted World. From the powerful percussion of “The Rifle’s Spiral” to the velvety-smooth vocal driven “September”, each track is reminiscent of the whimsical whistling in “New Slang” that we all fell in love with.
The Shins: “Simple Song”
After 2007’s Wincing the Night Away, the Grammy-nominated album that established The Shins as the latest indie darlings to crash the mainstream, the band seemed destined for even bigger things. But James Mercer had other plans, teaming up with Danger Mouse to release an album and an EP as Broken Bells, which seemed more than a side-project vamp at the time.
