For all you Shins fans, word on the street is that they’re looking to release a new album in 2010 on James Mercer’s new label, Aural Apothecary. Here’s The Shins performing a new song The Rifle’s Spiral in Oaktown. Note that only Mercer and his trusty axe man Dave Hernandez are the only familiar faces on stage. Mercer has apparently ditched his longtime drummer, Jesse Sandoval, and keyboard/bassist, Martin Crandall, for reasons that appear to be creative more than anything.
Mercer’s new bands mates include Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse) on drums, Ron Lewis (Grand Archives) on keys, and Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats) on bass. Not a bad little super group, huh? For more info on James Mercer’s shaking up of things and kicking his longtime band mates to the curb, you can read more at Local Cut.
Team Marmoset: Joe Solis
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