James Mercer - Feb. 20, 2003 @ Herrgarn, Linkoping, Sweden

There seems to be a lot of buzz about The Shins at the moment, so I thought this particular little live set might be of interest to folks. This is James Mercer of The Shins doing a solo performance prior to the release of Chutes Too Narrow. It's a great quality set, and has the added bonus of guest appearances by Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) and Rosie Thomas (who is not Sufjan's baby mama). This may have already made the rounds on the blogosphere a few times, but hopefully there are some folks out there who haven't heard it yet. Have at it:

James Mercer
February 20, 2003
Herrgarn, Linkoping, Sweden

01. intro
02. Caring is Creepy
03. Girl Inform Me
04. Those Bold City Girls
05. Sphagnum Esplanade
06. One by One All Day
07. Know Your Onion!
08. When I Goose-Step
09. New Slang [with Sam Beam]
10. The Past and Pending [with Rosie Thomas]

For more on The Shins, see their site at Sup Pop or their official website.

Did you know The Shins are named after a family in The Music Man? If not, now you do.

Update, 10/28: Links removed due to file hosting issues.