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Last night, the Shins kicked off their Oh, Inverted World 21st birthday tour in San Francisco at the Warfield. During the set, the band covered Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple classic “Vasoline.” Surprising choice, considering how the two acts have such distinctly different vibes — and eras, for that matter. Also, catch James Mercer reading the lyrics off of his phone. They nailed it, though.
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Nigel Godrich’s television series From The Basement is back for another round this year, and last week’s season debut featured performances by the Shins, Aimee Man and Father John Misty. The first part shows the full performance by the Shins, and about seven minutes into the second part, Aimee Mann shows up to begin her [...]
On a recent Australian jaunt, the Shins stopped by the Aussie radio network Triple J and played an acoustic session. In the process, they tried out a cover of the Magnetic Fields’ recent single “Andrew In Drag,” and James Mercer did a pretty admirable job hitting the song’s drawn-out Broadway notes. Watch ...
submitted by Nick Jul 11th 2012 02:00 pm (stereogum.com)
The new Shins video for “It’s Only Life” features an imaginative kid patrolling an abandoned town while James Mercer gets dragged off by shadowbeasts. Hiro Murai directs. Watch it below. Port Of Morrow is out via Sub Pop.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning pop singer Pink will release her sixth studio album, "The Truth About Love," on September 18, ending a roughly four-year record drought for her fans. Her label, RCA Records, described "The Truth About Love" as the singer's "unique take on the different shades of love - the dark, the light, the happy and the...
submitted by Nick Jun 22nd 2012 07:00 pm (stereogum.com)
The latest video from the Shins very-good-to-great LP Port Of Morrow registers in a similar fashion to the Shins weakest songs: no frills but still perfectly pleasant. This is fine, because when the band really hits it song or video-wise, it’s a totally memorable affair. (Case in point on both fronts: “The Rifle’s S...


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