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Featuring Jack White, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, and More
Feb 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
The 11th annual Sasquatch Music Festival has announced its official lineup of artists, including Jack White, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, St. Vincent, Feist, The Roots, Beirut, and Beck. More
First Single Off Upcoming Port of Morrow
Jan 10, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
How this excellent piece of awesomeness slipped through the cracks yesterday we here at the UTR news staff will never know (the shame is unbearable), but better late then never: James Mercer and The Shins unveiled the first new song off the band's forthcoming new album Port of Morrow. More
Port of Morrow Out Next Year
Dec 14, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
The Shins have at last unveiled details pertaining to the band's long-gestating fourth album. More
Sep 27, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
A number of noteable bands besides Radiohead made appearances on late night television yesterday. More
A Week of Tributes Starts This Monday
Sep 23, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Next Week, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is heading to the dark side of the moon. The talk show’s musical guests—which include the likes of The Shins and MGMT, will be covering Pink Floyd tracks. We have the details. More
If Only We Had Some New Slang to Describe it…
Aug 10, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Yesterday we saw The Shins' live take on David Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes." Today, video surfaced of The Shins performing a new tune. More
A Faux Brit Take on “Ashes to Ashes”
Aug 09, 2011
By Laura Studarus
The Shins (aka James Mercer and the new kids) recently covered David Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” in concert. We have the video. More
Aug 01, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
The Shins have announced more tour dates, which will take place in intimate settings in between previously announced festival appearances. Check out the dates. Plus their new album is in the works. More
Rare and Unreleased Songs from Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, and much more
Jul 19, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Last week Under the Radar premiered an unreleased Ryan Adams song, "Shine Through the Dark," and now we're pleased to premiere a full stream of the album it's taken from
—the 64-track charity compilation Live From Nowhere Near You: Volume Two, which is out today via Greyday Records. The album features rare and unreleased tracks from the likes of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes (featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel), The Shins' James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, Daniel Johnston, The Helio Sequence, Blue Giant (featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, and Viva Voce), and much more. More
"Goodbye Girl" = The Old "New Slang?"
Jun 10, 2010
By Laura Studarus
As previously reported, Levi's has been turning up their music cred, bringing notable indie bands into the studio to record covers of bands that influenced their sound. The Shins joined the club with their cover Squeeze's "Goodbye Girl." More
Broken Bells’ Self-Titled Debut Out March 9th on Columbia
Dec 15, 2009
By Rebekka Utermohlen
James Mercer, frontman of The Shins, and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) have formed a new band named Broken Bells. Their debut self-titled album will be out March 9th on Columbia Records. More
New Album to be Self-Released on Mercer's Label "Aural Apothecary"
May 06, 2009
By Laura Studarus
On Saturday night at Washington University, The Shins unveiled unexpected changes in their lineup. Keyboardist Marty Crandall has been replaced with Ron Lewis from Grand Archives and Fruit Bats, while drummer Jesse Sandoval’s place has been taken by Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse. The band are currently touring and are working on a new album. More
