Hear ‘The Shins’, a track from James Mercer’s old band

A new version of a song from James Mercer’s old band, Flake Music, has emerged. The track name might sound familiar: ‘The Shins’.

Taken from a 1997 LP ‘When You Land Here It’s Time To Return’, the song arrived one year on from the birthing of a side-project of the same name. The Shins themselves formed a year before, with Mercer and Jesse Sandoval (both of Flake Music) starting the second group as a “side project.”

The ’97 full-length came out on Omnibus Records and on 24th November, it’s getting a remastered release via Sub Pop and Apothecary. It’s being made available on vinyl for the first time in fifteen years, available for pre-order here.

Listen to the new version of Flake Music’s ‘The Shins’ below.