NEWS: The Shins Reveal New Song and Tour Dates

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The Shins, who will release their new LP Port of Morrow on March 20th, released the B-Side to their previously released track "Simple Song" called "September" today in a video/streaming format. Check out the video below in addition to their new tour dates around Coachella and Sasquatch!

03-22-23 London, England - HMV Forum
03-25 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg
03-26 Paris, France - Bataclan
03-28 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
03-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns Salonger
04-13 Las Vegas, NV - Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - The Pool
04-14 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04-17 Honolulu, HI - Neil S. Blaisdell Center
04-18 Maui, HI - Castle Theatre
04-21 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-22 Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
04-23 Davis, CA - Robert Mondavi Center
04-25 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
05-25 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre
05-26 George, WA - Sasquatch!
05-28 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre
05-29 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Ampitheatre
05-31 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Council Bluffs
06-04 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
06-05 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
06-06 Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit
06-08 Cleveland, OH - Masonic Auditorium
06-09 Louisville, KY - Iroquois Ampitheatre

The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”) from Record Store Day on Vimeo.

REVIEW: The Shins - "Simple Song"

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Grade: 84% (B)

The. Shins. Are. Back. Yes, it's true. They're actually back. James Mercer and the new lineup will release their fourth LP (and first since 2007's Wincing the Night Away) Port of Morrow on March 20th. Mercer leads the crew into the new Shins age with this first single entitled "Simple Song." This is a classic cut from the musical genius that is James Mercer. It maintains the same DNA of every Shins song: it sounds like every other track from the Portland band while sounding completely different at the same time. "Simple Song" has towering vocals and a toying guitar in the background. It samples pop features while having the trippy moments that were so heavily featured on their last release. It is something we've never heard before, but at the same time it sounds like the past (and Natalie Portman). I've pre-ordered the album and I suggest you do the same. 3/20 can't come soon enough, and no that is not a typo, it's 3/20 not 4/20. 

SONG OF THE DAY: The Shins - "Phantom Limb"

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The Shins’ newest track, “Simple Song”, inspired a nostalgic look back at why I love The Shins so much.  While traveling down the clichéd memory lane, I thought back to the first time I had heard The Shins.  Soon after making the realization that The Shins shared the name of a body part, I fell in love.  The first tune I had heard, “Phantom Limb” quickly rose to the tops of my iTunes play count.

“Phantom Limb” provides the feel-good, sing-along mentality that everyone loves while using complex and meaningful lyrics.  It makes you want to scream, “I love this song” at first listen.  After more careful consideration of the mysterious lyrics and meaning, a sense of insecurity and imbalance is found. The lyrics reflect the feeling of not fitting in, which everyone has experienced at some points in their life.  

“Phantom Limb” carries a much different feeling than tracks on previous albums.  One would hardly recognize it as the same band that produced old favorites such as, “The Past an Pending” and “New Slang”.  The diversity produced in albums by The Shins is as impressive as any I have heard.  Oh, Inverted World, Chutes Too Narrow, and Wincing the Night Away each show a different side of the band.  Port of Morrow (Due Out March 22nd) is looked forward to with great anticipation of what is to come after such a long hiatus.  If “Simple Song” is any kind of indication, it will be another great album.   

NEWS: The Shins' Port of Morrow Due Out March 20th

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The Shins have updated the release date for their forthcoming fourth album Port of Morrow. The album will be released on March 20th and you can listen to the first track below entitled "Simple Song." You can download the song for free tomorrow if you pre-order the album. Also, check out their first tour dates in support of the record... Coachella.


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