Video: The Shins – “The Rifle’s Spiral”

Three sinister gentlemen, a magician and an enormous rabbit populate the fantastical landscape of Emmy-winning director Jamie Caliri’s video for the Shins’ “The Rifle’s Spiral.” Sketching the short’s narrative from any lyrics that grabbed his attention, Caliri had free rein to let his imagination run wild, resulting in a surreal stop-motion animation. “I have always loved Edward Gorey’s illustration work and his influence is apparent throughout the video,” says Caliri. “Also, seeing Martin Scorsese’s Hugo three times subconsciously veered my thoughts onto the magic theme.” Enthusing about the current renaissance in music videos after also making a 3D version of the film exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS, Caliri observes: “It's now more like the years before MTV, when music videos did not have a formula. You can be expressive and idiosyncratic.”

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Video: The Shins – “Simple Song”

As previously reported the Shins have a new LP coming out on March 20^th  entitled  Port of Morrow .We shared a stream of a cut called “Simple Song” and now we have the visuals for it.

The DANIELS-directed video is a journey into the fictional future of frontman James Mercer. Beginning with Mercer's death, the clip chronicles his relationship with his three children (played by the other members of the band) as they tear through their house in search of the deed.

Listen" The Shins - "Simple Song"

We have a new song from The Shins that sounds like something from the Chutes Too Narrow era of the band called “Simple Song”. The tune will be on the band’s upcoming album Port Of Morrow, out March 20^th on James Mercer’s imprint label. If you’re planning on buying the album, there are a ton of preorder options available – including a reel-to-reel cassette for the hardcore.