The Shins – “Simple Song”

Mon. January 9th, 2012

First single from The Shins‘ Port Of Morrow, out March 20:

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posted by: Chris @ 1:20 pm

mp3: Jay-Z – “Glory (feat. Blue Ivy Carter)”

video: Lana Del Rey at the Corinthia Hotel London

12 Hollers

Vinnie Massimino | Posted at 2:33PM, Jan 9th

Well, I suppose that’s fun, using the logo from the last Shins release.
emcmenamin | Posted at 3:08PM, Jan 9th

is this a hidden mylo xyloto track?
I kid I kid
ZACK | Posted at 6:38PM, Jan 9th

Many listens already, this track comes across as above average Shins until the third play, then it becomes magic.
jackburton | Posted at 8:46PM, Jan 9th

oh yeah, the shins exist.
Emma | Posted at 10:56PM, Jan 9th

Excited they’re back and can’t wait to hear more. Just pre-ordered the album on iTunes so I could get “Simple Song” early. Like tomorrow early :) They have pretty cool deluxe pre-order packages too…
dave | Posted at 7:51AM, Jan 10th

bex if your reading this, i fancy your sister.
SteveEugene | Posted at 5:48PM, Jan 10th

I’m sorry by this just sounds like Weezer covering Coldplay and it just so happens to have James Mercer’s vocals laid on top.
simplediggs | Posted at 2:33AM, Jan 11th

Loving this track, glad to have some new Shins.
Beau | Posted at 2:21PM, Jan 11th

Not bad, they are less my cup of tea than Broken Bells, but not bad
Kevin B. | Posted at 4:30PM, Jan 14th

@ SteveEugene, you are so right. Mercer remains a good songwriter, but this is total garbage.
McKinnon Katz | Posted at 3:55PM, Jan 20th

Meh…..
Without Dave Hernandez and Jesse Sandoval as part of the whole, I feel James’ layers have been a bit hackney; nothing new, nothing noteworthy.
Carlos D | Posted at 11:43PM, Jan 23rd

Sounds like more Wincing the Night Away- style filler material.

Would’ve been hard to think that the dude behind Inverted World and Chutes (both still surprisingly good from cover to cover) could consistently make such filler immediately after those two records.

That said, as little as I liked Wincing – Sleeping Lessons is still probably my favorite Shins song. So no matter how many mediocre songs the new record might have, we can hold out out hope for a few very excellent ones.

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