James Mercer
Biography
James Russell Mercer (born December 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the founder, vocalist, lead songwriter, and sole remaining original member of the indie rock group The Shins. In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells, for which they released a self-titled album in March 2010, followed by After the Disco in 2014, and then Into the Blue in 2022. Mercer also has acted, appearing in Matt McCormick's feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, which premiered in 2010.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Give Up
2003
Oh, Inverted World
2001
Cheat Codes
2022
Wincing The Night Away
2007
Chutes Too Narrow
2003
Broken Bells
2010
We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
2007
Garden State (Music From The Motion Picture)
2004
Strangers To Ourselves
2015
Port Of Morrow
2012
After The Disco
2014
Dark Night Of The Soul
2010
Heartworms
2017
No One's First, And You're Next
2009
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Music From The Movie And More...)
2004
Satanic Panic In The Attic
2004
Live At Third Man Records
2013
Holding On For Life
2014
The Worms Heart
2018
The High Road
2010
Secrets
2016
No Way Down / Fall Of '82 (Swift Sessions)
2012
So Says I
2003
Non-Secure Connection
2020
Credited work
420 releases · 73 albums · active 1995–2025
- Performance · 1,281
- Other credits · 250
- Production · 162
- Engineering · 33
Studios: Avast! Recording Co. · The Aural Apothecary · Supernatural Sound · Mondo Studio, Los Angeles