Oh my. This is just beautiful. Very Brandon Flowers-esque.
James Mercer... Thank you.
For those who don't know him, James is the founding member and lead singer-songwriter of the indie rock group The Shins. The Shins remind me of the Garden State movie soundtrack. Bret and I listened to almost every song from that album during our freshmen year.
This past year, both Mercer and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock contributed music to director Chris Malloy's 180° South, a documentary about adventurers in Patagonia. Mercer's contribution to the movie was a cover of Neil Young's "Journey Through the Past."
Listen below to this wonderful song along with Neil Young's original (although I can't help but envision Jimmy Fallon singing it!), and my favorite Shins track:
James Mercer - Journey Through The Past
Neil Young - Journey Through The Past
The Shins - Caring is Creepy
