The Shins perform 'Simple Song' on Sound Opinions
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Summary: James Mercer has been the driving force of The Shins since they formed in 1996. But in the five years between Wincing the Night Away and their new album Port of Morrow, the band underwent a wholesale personnel change- leaving Mercer the sole founding member.