
The Shins' James Mercer shares music and other meanderings from the Aural Apothecary.
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I’ve been bursting at the seams because I’ve been so excited to tell you that I wrote a children’s book and my good friend and long-time collaborator Jacob Escobedo illustrated it! Inspired by conversations with my own children, we created...
I just added a 7” to our online merch store that was 30 years in the making! It contains music I wrote and recorded back in 1996 and this is the first time it’s been released in any format. Grab one before they’re gone!
It’s been 25 years, let’s talk about how I made the album with bootleg software and how Napster helped get The Shins a record deal.
It’s been 25 years, let’s talk about how I made the album with bootleg software and how Napster helped get...
This was the first-ever Shins release and I recorded this on my tascam four track.
This was the first-ever Shins release and I recorded this on my tascam four track. It’s no longer in print so I thought I could show you what it was all abo...
Where does the time go?! Let’s spend some time reminiscing about the history of the band. Be sure to subscribe as I’ll be doing more deep dives in the coming months, including for each album. Thanks as always for joining me on these journey...
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