James Mercer

James Mercer is currently the lead singer/songwriter for The Shins and Broken Bells, a project with DJ Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, producer of Beck and Gorillaz). Prior to The Shins and Broken Bells, he was the lead singer/songwriter of Flake, which later became Flake Music.

There is a rare solo recording on January 7, 2004 of Mercer doing some private recordings of hit songs by his band The Shins for a radio station.

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James Mercer Albums

0.0 0.0 Acoustic Set (1-7-04) James Mercer
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0.0 0.0 Are You With Me? James Mercer
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0.0 0.0 James Mercer Acoustic Live James Mercer
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Captains Dead Blog

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      May 17, 2013

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    • hallelujah the hills “three minute mark”

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    • centro-matic live at mercy lounge, nashville
      May 13, 2013

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