“After returning to production duties on last year’s ‘Heartworms,’ sole remaining Shin, James Mercer, has gotten a taste for cutting and splicing. After a five-year gestation period, that album generally served up standard Shins fare; solid and dependable but no great leaps. It seemed that the formula for future Shins releases was set. Having allowed it to digest, however, Mercer has decided to rev”
“James Mercer takes his most recent album through the looking glass, flipping songs’ tempos and production styles on an eccentric mission of discovery.”
