James Mercer

James Russell Mercer born December 26 1970 is an American singersongwriter 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 selftitled album in March 2010 followed by After the Disco in 2014 and then Into the Blue in 2022 He also has acted appearing in Matt McCormicks feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others which premiered in 2010