Nick Argyriou

Port of Morrow is The Shins’ first non-Sub Pop record and is released on Mercer’s own Aural Apothecary label through Columbia Records/Sony. Recorded throughout 2011 in Los Angeles, California and the band’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, this is an album that traverses electronica textures, big guitars, slow-burn harmony-based reverb and falsetto plus industrial musical kinks that have been shaved in during the final mix. It’s a welcome return and quite a left-field approach that’s driven by Mercer’s desire to continue surrounding himself with creative virtuosos. Read the full feature here.