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...

US indie rockers debut video for the first track of new album 'The Port of Morrow'

We had a peek at the Shins’ Nintendo 3DS-premiered, 3-D video for Port Of Morrow single “The Rifle’s Spiral,” and now James Mercer and Nintendo Corp have allowed the internet to enjoy the creepy, Coraline-y animated thing in full (albeit in 2-D). Director Jamie Caliri tells Nowness that the illustration wo...

Last night, the Shins played two for Jimmy Kimmel Live, “Simple Song” and “The Rifle’s Spiral.” Watch ‘em below. Port Of Morrow is out now on Columbia/Aural Apothecary.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Mercer, the self-proclaimed auteur behind the Shins, must really, really hate "Garden State." (Or should.) That, you may recall, was the 2004 movie in which writer-director Zach Braff had Natalie Portman promise his character that listening the band would "change your life." Every time a Shins record has come ou...