James Russell Mercer is an American guitarist and indie rock musician. He attended high school in both England and Germany; in an interview in The Guardian he stated that he lived in England from 1985-1990, and that the family moved there because his father was in the Air Force . In the early 90s, Mercer belonged to a group called Blue Roof Dinner; then in 1992 he became a founding member of Flake Music. In 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mercer began The Shins as a side-project.
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- James Russell Mercer is an American guitarist and indie rock musician. He attended high school in both England and Germany; in an interview in The Guardian he stated that he lived in England from 1985-1990, and that the family moved there because his father was in the Air Force . In the early 90s, Mercer belonged to a group called Blue Roof Dinner; then in 1992 he became a founding member of Flake Music. In 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mercer began The Shins as a side-project. In 1999, Flake (by then called Flake Music) disbanded and Mercer and the other band members focused completely on The Shins, of which he is still the lead singer/songwriter. In 2002, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon, the given location stated on the band's official MySpace page . Mercer named his band The Shins after the family in the musical The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer's father. Mercer is married to writer Marisa Kula. They had their first child, a daughter, together in 2007. Musical influences he has mentioned include The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Beach Boys and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Mercer also sang backup vocals on the tracks "Florida", "Missed the Boat" and "We've Got Everything" on Modest Mouse's 2007 album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. On the Shins' 2007 album Wincing the Night Away, the booklet credits Mercer with playing "guitar, bass, synthesizer, ukulele, banjo, cat piano, percussion, beat and MIDI programming. " Mercer performed in the song Insane Lullaby featured on the unreleased 2009 Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse collaboration, Dark Night of the Soul. Mercer is known to play a worn yellow Gibson Les Paul Double cut faded. He is set to play the character Eli in Matt McCormick's upcoming film Some Days Are Better Than Others, slated for an Autumn 2009 release.
- James Russell Mercer ist ein US-amerikanischer Indie-Pop-Musiker, der in erster Linie als Frontmann der Band The Shins aus Albuquerque, New Mexico bekannt ist. Auf dem 2007 erschienenen Album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank von Modest Mouse übernahm er bei drei Stücken die Backing Vocals; Florida, Missed the Boat und We've Got Everything.
- James Russell Mercer es el cantante, guitarrista y armoniquista estadounidense del grupo de Rock Alternativo e Indie Rock The Shins (antiguamente llamado "Flake" y después también "Flake Music"). Hizo la secundaria en Inglaterra y Alemania. Actualmente vive en Portland, Oregon junto con los miembros de la banda y está casado desde abril de 2006 con Marisa Kula, quienes se conocieron cuando Kula fue asignada para entrevistarlo.
- James Mercer, född 26 december 1970 i Honolulu, Hawaii, är en amerikansk rockmusiker. Han är för närvarande sångare, gitarrist och huvudsaklig låtskrivare i det amerikanska indierockbandet The Shins. Han har tidigare också spelat i Blue Roof Dinner, Flake och Flake Music.
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- James Russell Mercer is an American guitarist and indie rock musician. He attended high school in both England and Germany; in an interview in The Guardian he stated that he lived in England from 1985-1990, and that the family moved there because his father was in the Air Force . In the early 90s, Mercer belonged to a group called Blue Roof Dinner; then in 1992 he became a founding member of Flake Music. In 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mercer began The Shins as a side-project.
- James Russell Mercer ist ein US-amerikanischer Indie-Pop-Musiker, der in erster Linie als Frontmann der Band The Shins aus Albuquerque, New Mexico bekannt ist. Auf dem 2007 erschienenen Album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank von Modest Mouse übernahm er bei drei Stücken die Backing Vocals; Florida, Missed the Boat und We've Got Everything.
- James Russell Mercer es el cantante, guitarrista y armoniquista estadounidense del grupo de Rock Alternativo e Indie Rock The Shins (antiguamente llamado "Flake" y después también "Flake Music"). Hizo la secundaria en Inglaterra y Alemania. Actualmente vive en Portland, Oregon junto con los miembros de la banda y está casado desde abril de 2006 con Marisa Kula, quienes se conocieron cuando Kula fue asignada para entrevistarlo.
- James Mercer, född 26 december 1970 i Honolulu, Hawaii, är en amerikansk rockmusiker. Han är för närvarande sångare, gitarrist och huvudsaklig låtskrivare i det amerikanska indierockbandet The Shins. Han har tidigare också spelat i Blue Roof Dinner, Flake och Flake Music.
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