• Indie

    Mildenhall

    Great tunes abound. Here’s a recent favorite from the mind of James Mercer and the Shins.

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    Ickmix

    Ickmix 2

    I used to really enjoy creating mixes for friends and – well – especially girlfriends. Inspiration would smack me like a freight train, and I’d dig into my collection and weave together tapestries of musical brilliance (at least I thought…

  • Country Rock,  Indie

    Gone for Good

    Here’s a great live version of a great indie-country song (indiecow? countrindie?), sung by a great singer, James Mercer of the Shins. Do enjoy. James Mercer: Gone for Good (mp3) – live 07 Jan 2004 – studio version comes from…

  • Indie

    Once Again Hitting you in The Shins

    I’m going to blog about the Shins. You see, I’m relatively new to the Shins. I discovered them in April, when I heard “Gone for Good”, and promptly posted it, proclaiming my love for it. I could still listen to…

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    Indie

    Hitting you in The Shins

    My musical discovery and evolution continues as I recently discovered this gem from the Shins, which was released in 2003. The fact is I never paid much attention to the Indie scene until last year (when I stumbled into the…