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PORT OF MORROW OUT MARCH 20 ON AURAL APOTHECARY/COLUMBIA

PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW INCLUDING DOWNLOAD OF “SIMPLE SONG”,

AND MULTIPLE MERCH BUNDLES

Beginning 3:00 p.m. EST Monday, January 9, 2012, The Shins will offer up a free stream of “Simple Song,” the first single from their eagerly anticipated fourth album Port Of Morrow, at TheShins.com To listen now click on simplesong.theshins.com

The long awaited follow-up to 2007″s Grammy-nominated gold-certified Wincing The Night Away, Port Of Morrow will be released March 20 via James Mercer’s own Aural Apothecary label and Columbia Records.

Digital pre-orders of Port Of Morrow will receive first single “Simple Song” beginning January 10. iTunes pre-orders will also include the non-LP B-side “Pariah King” upon release.

In addition, pre-sales will include a  – all of which include the “Simple Song” download.  Merchandise bundles featuring extras ranging from concert tickets to exclusive T-Shirts and totes will also be available.

Port of Morrow was recorded in Los Angeles and Portland over the course of 2011 with Mercer customarily handling all songwriting duties, lead vocals, guitar, lap steel, percussion and glockenspiel. The record was produced by Greg Kurstin, who also contributes keys, guitar and bass on various tracks, and mixed by Rich Costey. Other musicians featured on the album include Joe Plummer, Janet Weiss, Dave Hernandez, Marty Crandall, Eric D. Johnson, Ron Lewis and Nik Freitas.  The album”s cover art was created  by Jacob Escobedo.

The first set of tour dates in support of the new album are listed below, more tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks. As with the band”s 2011 dates, the upcoming tour will see James Mercer leading a Shins lineup of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).

For more information continue to visit theShins.com

TOUR DATES

Tickets on sale Wednesday 1/11 at http://theshins.cinderblock.com/

4/13/12 Las Vegas, NV Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Pool
4/22/12 Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
4/23/12 Davis, CA Robert Mondavi Center
4/25/12 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino

PORT OF MORROW OUT MARCH 2012 ON AURAL APOTHECARY/COLUMBIA

The Shins have confirmed a March 2012 release for their fourth album, Port Of Morrow. It will be released jointly on James Mercer’s own Aural Apothecary label and Columbia Records.

Port of Morrow was recorded in Los Angeles and Portland over the course of 2011 with Mercer as usual handling all songwriting duties, lead vocals and the majority of instrumentation. The record was produced by Greg Kurstin and mixed by Rich Costey. The attached cover art was created by Jacob Escobedo.

The album’s track listing is as follows:

1. The Rifle’s Spiral

2. Simple Song

3. It’s Only Life

4. No Way Down

5. September

6. Bait and Switch

7. Fall of ’82

8. For A Fool

9. 40 Mark Strasse

10. Port of Morrow

An exact release date as well as touring plans will be announced shortly. As with the dates earlier this year, the upcoming tour will see James Mercer leading a Shins lineup of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).

For more information continue to visit theshins.com

First Shows In Two Years To Include Both Festival Headlines & Intimate Club Gigs

New Album Expected In 2012

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The Shins have added a handful of intimate club appearances to an itinerary featuring previously announced festival headline slots at Outside Lands in San Francisco and Philadelphia’s Popped!

The shows, The Shins’ first full band outing since May 2009, begin August 8 at W.O.W. Hall in Eugene, OR and include stops in Portland, Toronto, Boston and more, concluding with an October 15 appearance at the DeLuna Festival in Pensacola, FL.

For this tour James Mercer will lead a Shins lineup consisting of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums). The setlist will likely feature material from the long awaited fourth Shins album, which Mercer will complete following the tour. Due out next year on Aural Apothecary/Columbia, the new album will be the band’s first since 2007’s Grammy-nominted gold-certified Wincing The Night Away.

For further information, see the itinerary below or go to www.theshins.com

THE SHINS

Live 2011

08/08/11 – Eugene, OR – W.O.W. Hall
08/09/11 – Bend, OR – The Domino Room
08/10/11 – Portland – The Doug Fir Lounge
08/12/11 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
09/22/11 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
09/23/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Popped! Festival
09/24/11 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10/15/11 – Pensacola, FL – DeLuna Festival