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The Rifle's Spiral

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You were always to be a dagger floating

Vocalist James Mercer sings on this electronica-flexed slice of indie-folk. "One Dead land's collided. You pour your life down the rifle's spiral and show us you've earned it." He explained the lyric during an interview on the NPR radio network: "I was thinking about religious violence and what it must be like to be in a situation where it seems that your fate has brought you to battle." View wiki
Vocalist James Mercer sings on this electronica-flexed slice of indie-folk. "One Dead land's collided. You pour your life down the rifle&#x… read more
Vocalist James Mercer sings on this electronica-flexed slice of indie-folk. "One Dead land's collided. You pour your life down the rifle's spiral and show us you've e… read more

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The Shins is an American band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Hernandez remained in the band until 2009. Fruit Bats keyboardist Eric… read more
The Shins is an American band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roo… read more
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