It's been five years since The Shins' last album, Wincing the Night Away, completed a remarkable run for the band by introducing darker, new-wave leanings to its evolving sound. That gold-selling ...

James Mercer writes deliciously simple pop songs that keep fans coming back always hungry for more. “Simple Song,” a standout hit from 2012’s “Port of Morrow,” exemplifies that hunger in a perfectly ...