Posts tagged "James Mercer"
Spin Cycle: Aimee Mann, Charmer

Spin Cycle: Aimee Mann, Charmer

The ever-thoughtful and literate pop singer gets a modest rock makeover with a little help from some friends.

Spin Cycle: The Shins' "Port of Morrow"

Spin Cycle: The Shins’ “Port of Morrow”

James Mercer and an (all new) band of Shins are back after a five-year absence. How much does a new lineup alter the landscape of The Shins’ intricate pop? Read the review and find out.

The Singles Bar: The Shins "Simple Song"

The Singles Bar: The Shins “Simple Song”

James Mercer and The Shins have a new album coming later this year. Check out the first single, “Simple Song.”

Danger Mouse + James Mercer=Musical Heaven?

Where Brian Burton goes, I will follow. He successfully mashed up two of my favorite artists on “The Grey Album”. He produced one of the best albums in Beck Hansen’s career full of great albums. He joined forces with Cee-Lo to create Gnarls Barkley, the most commercially successful project in the career of the artist who set the black weirdo blueprint for Andre Benjamin. Let’s not forget about Dangerdoom. Now, the man more commonly known as Danger Mouse has teamed […]