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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 out since then (which has been all of twice), a passel of once favorably inclined fans and critics has rushed to render judgment: Not life-changing enough. ...
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