The Shins are shuffling their band mates about and welcoming drummer Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse.
Shins main man James Mercer decided it was time for a change, Marty Crandall, the keyboardist is also no longer with the band while Ron Lewis from Fruit Bats takes his place.
Mercer, the primary song-writer, singer and guitarist for The Shins, wants to take the music in a bit of a different direction. In doing so he believes it is necessary to change the dynamic of the band. There are no hard feelings with the leaving members, Mercer said he would work with them again, but this is an aesthetic decision.
The Shins and Modest Mouse being two of my favourite Indie Rock Bands, I couldn’t be more pleased with the collaboration. The new members of The Shins will be working on the album set to release next year!
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