Video: The Shins - For a Fool (New Song) (Live at WOW Hall)

Sono passati quattro anni dall'ultimo capitolo discografico degli Shins . "Wincing the Night Away" era infatti uscito nel 2007 per la SubPop e molte cose sono cambiate da allora. Innanzi tutto la formazione: della band è rimasto solo James Mercer . Leader, frontman e autore dei brani, ormai The Shins è un nome associato esclusivamente a lui. Poi il passaggio di etichetta. Dalla indipendente SubPop, Mercer approda alla Columbia pur mantenendo un certo controllo visto che il disco sarà pubblicato insieme alla sua Aural Apothecary . Ultima - ma non meno [...]

Casi cinco años después de Wincing the Night Away , su último disco de estudio en enero de 2007, la banda comandada por James Mercer acaba de anunciar el lanzamiento de su nuevo LP para marzo próximo. Port of Morrow llegará al mercado con la portada diseñada por Jacob Escobedo que ven aquí, a través de Aural Apothecary -flamante sello propiedad del mismo Mercer- y de Columbia Records -subsidiaria de Sony -, con quien la banda [...]

The Shins are back with a new album titled Port of Morrow which will be released in March, 2012. Port of Morrow was recorded in Los Angeles and Portland over the course of 2011 with James Mercer as usual handling all songwriting duties, lead vocals and the majority of instrumentation. The album was produced by Greg Kurstin and mixed by Rich Costey. An exact release date as well as touring plans will be announced shortly. As with the dates earlier this year, the upcoming tour will see Mercer leading a Shins lineup [...]

The Shins have finally revealed details of their long-awaited fourth album, the first since 20072s Wincing the Night Away . It's titled Port of Morrow and will hit stores March 2012 via frontman James Mercer's own label Aural Apothecary and Columbia Records. Spanning 10 tracks, the album was recorded in Los Angeles and Portland over the course of 2011, with Mercer handling all songwriting duties, lead vocals, and the majority of instrumentation, according to a press release. The record was produced by Greg Kurstin and mixed by Rich Costey. Below, you can watch live footage of [...]