The Shins Release New Song In Advance of New Album
One of our favorites, The Shins have premiered a new song, Simple Song, from theirnew album Port of Morrow to be released in March. Pitchfork had this info to pass along: “[James] Mercer wrote and performed most of the music on the album, but a few guests helped, including Janet Weiss of Wild Flag, Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse, Eric D. Johnson of the Fruit Bats, and former Shins members Dave Hernandez and Marty Crandall, who are no longer in the touring band. (The current touring band features Plummer, singer/songwriter Richard Swift, Yuuki Matthews of Crystal Skulls, and singer/songwriter Jessica Dobson.)”
Check out the great new song below or the cooler player to be found HERE.
Below is Port of Morrow’s songlist and currently scheduled tour dates.
Port Of Morrow:
01. The Rifle’s Spiral
02. Simple Song
03. It’s Only Life
04. No Way Down
05. September
06. Bait and Switch
07. Fall of ’82
08. For A Fool
09. 40 Mark Strasse
10. Port of Morrow
Opening Tour:
04-13 Las Vegas, NV – Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Pool
04-22 Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
04-23 Davis, CA – Robert Mondavi Center
04-25 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino