The post The Story Behind The Shins’ “New Slang” as Told by James Mercer appeared first on Consequence. Mercer discusses his life at the time he penned the song, and how it impacted the formation of ...

“Ma nishtana halaila hazeh?” asked Marty Crandall, keyboardist of The Shins, at the start of the band’s Sunday night show. Not getting an answer from the packed Webster Hall crowd, he supplied one ...

James Mercer and his perfectly kept beard have been killing it in the music scene since 1996 when he became the lead singer and guitarist for The Shins. Recently, he teamed up with producer Danger ...

Well, of course Shins frontman James Mercer can't sleep. So much pressure. Such high expectations. Mercer told Rolling Stone that his "crippling insomnia" inspired the title of the band's new album, ...