Tagged: The Shins

Shins' James Mercer and Dangermouse Make Band, Long-Term Plans

Called Broken Bells, or you know, something else read more »

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Sub Pop and Nike Release Sneaker

Sorry, Fleet Foxes fans. Birkenstock partnership not yet finalized. read more »

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Jesse Sandoval on Being Fired From the Shins

Taking it well. read more »

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The Shins' James Mercer Dreams He's A Blonde, Ape-Fighting B-Actor

Sounds racist, but it’s not. We think. read more »

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The Shins Make Modest Line-Up And Label Changes

A little over a month ago, indie rock veterans The Shins announced the contract between their label, Sub Pop, and themselves had expired and the band was taking a “writing hiatus.” Now, Shins’ frontman James Mercer has revealed that the band has had some major line-up changes, as well as some news of a new Shins album coming out on Mercer’s own label. read more »

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Danger Mouse + Sparklehorse Album To Feature Iggy, Strokes, Shins, Flaming Lips, Frank Black, David Lynch And More

Dangermouse and Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse announced almost three years ago that they would be working together on a new collaborative project, but as of yesterday, when a poster for the project was delivered to our offices, it looks like the duo of “Dangerhorse” are engaging a wide spectrum of talent to help out on the new record. read more »

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Flashback Friday Video – The Shins "New Slang"

Since we just told you about The Shins parting ways with their long time record label Sub Pop… possibly forever, we deemed it only necessary to bring you back to the fresh young days of The Shins’ success when Oh, Inverted World was just a newly released record from a few New Mexico-born Indie-rock hopefuls, and “New Slang” was just some song Natalie Portman made Zach Braff listen to in that movie Garden State. read more »

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The Shins Sever Ties With Sub Pop… For Now

They’ve been with Sub Pop Records for almost a decade now, but it looks like after months of speculation the Shins are actually parting ways with the label that helped bring them their momentous success on the indie circuit.Does this mean a major label signing for the veteran indie-rockers is imminent? read more »

POSTED March 26, 2009 7:10PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: ,

Schnipper’s Slept On

Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s disc six from Philip Glass’ ten disc Glass Box, along with three other songs … read more »

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LCD Sounsystem, My Morning Jacket, RJD2 and Others Collaborate for Charity

A slew of awesome artists are lending their talents to charity, making a compilation album called Causes 2, to try and help benefit charity organizations aiding in the effort to stop the mass genocide occurring in Darfur. Among the artists participating in the project are, My Morning Jacket, LCD Soundsystem, RJD2, and Gnarls Barkley. read more »

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