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The Shins, 'Port of Morrow': James Mercer Credits Danger Mouse for Album's Sound

Shins frontman James Mercer gives Spinner insight into the making of the band's first album since 2007. ... Read More »

James Mercer Says Shins-Decemberist Fake 'Portlandia' Band May Have a Future

The Shins' James Mercer talks to Spinner about making his fake 'Portlandia' band Echo Echo a real group. ... Read More »

Shins Unveil 'Simple Song,' Preview Long-Awaited Fourth Album

The Shins have unveiled 'Simple Song,' the first taste of their long-awaited fourth album, 'Port of Morrow,' due out later this year. ... Read More »

'Portlandia' Renewal Makes Carrie Brownstein Go 'Looting' -- Brand New Clip

Watch the Shins' James Mercer, the Decemberists' Colin Meloy and and Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker guest star on 'Portlandia' with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. ... Read More »

Conor Oberst Discusses 'Spooky' Sci-Fi Album and the Future of Bright Eyes

Conor Oberst discusses Bright Eyes' science-fiction-inspired album, 'The People's Key,' his favorite authors and the future of his most famous band. ... Read More »

James Mercer Ready to Handle Shins Success

Since the Shins' last album, 'Wincing the Night Away,' was released in January 2007, frontman James ... Read More »

James Mercer 'Transformed' After Working on '180° South' Soundtrack

Being the frontman for two big indie bands, the Shins and Broken Bells, might be time-consuming ... Read More »

Broken Bells Blast Off With 'Mad Men' Star in New Video

As we previously noted, Broken Bells went big-time in rounding up 'Mad Men' star Christina Hendricks ... Read More »

Broken Bells Enlist Joan From 'Mad Men' for New Video

Christina Hendricks, the actress who plays Joan Holloway in the TV series 'Mad Men' and is regularly ... Read More »

Broken Bells Go Classic in Los Angeles

When you only have one album and a sold-out crowd that made this one of the hardest L.A. shows to ... Read More »

New Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Release Dedicated to Vic Chesnutt

James Mercer must not be the jealous type. His partner in Broken Bells, Danger Mouse, is releasing ... Read More »

Broken Bells Perform Live on the Interface

One of 2010's nicest surprises so far has been the emergence of Broken Bells, the James Mercer and ... Read More »

Broken Bells Announce First Tour

Now that they've played a few warm-up shows -- such as our SXSW pop-up gig -- to get their bearings ... Read More »

Broken Bells Kick off SXSW 2010 in Garage-Rock Fashion

No one can say that Broken Bells aren't a garage band, as the James Mercer and Danger Mouse project ... Read More »

Broken Bells Release Bonus Track With Deluxe Music-Box Package

To celebrate the release of their first album together, Broken Bells' Danger Mouse and James Mercer ... Read More »

Broken Bells, 'Tough Set of Judges -- Vaporize' -- Video Premiere

Every good business runs focus groups these days -- you always want to be one step ahead of your ... Read More »