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James Mercer (James Russell Mercer) was born on 26 December, 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, is an American singer-songwriter (born 1970). Discover James Mercer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As James Russell Mercer
Occupation Singer songwriter musician
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 26 December, 1970
Birthday 26 December
Birthplace Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Nationality United States

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1970

James Russell Mercer (born December 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

He is the founder, vocalist, lead songwriter, and sole remaining original member of the indie rock group The Shins.

1985

Because of his father's deployments he attended high school in both England and Germany; he lived in England from 1985 to 1990.

According to Mercer: "You know, my dad was a musician. He would ... he sang in country western acts in nightclubs and things. And so, I grew up hearing a lot of music and seeing my father perform in the house and stuff."

He attended the University of New Mexico and studied chemistry for a time before dropping out, saying that although he enjoyed the subject matter, he was not cut out for it because his head was "too in the clouds for stuff like that."

1990

In the early 1990s, Mercer belonged to a group called Blue Roof Dinner.

1992

In 1992, Mercer founded the band Flake Music (originally called Flake) with drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall, and bassist Neal Langford.

Together they produced the well-received album When You Land Here, It's Time to Return touring with Modest Mouse and Califone.

1999

Shortly after the release of When You Land Here, in 1999, Mercer formed The Shins in Albuquerque as a side project.

Mercer named the band The Shins after the family in the musical The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer's father.

The project began as a way to explore three-minute pop songs with conventional chord structure.

Mercer recruited Sandoval to play drums and the two began performing as a duo.

The Shins played with Cibo Matto and the American Analog Set with Mercer serving as the primary songwriter for the band.

As The Shins rose to popularity, Flake Music eventually disbanded in 1999, leaving Mercer, Sandoval, and Langford, who joined after Flake Music's disbanding to focus completely on The Shins.

2002

In 2002, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon.

2005

Mercer began collaborating with Danger Mouse in 2005 when he performed on the song "Insane Lullaby" featured on the Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse album Dark Night of the Soul, not released officially until July 2010.

2006

Mercer married designer and home decorator Marisa Kula in April 2006 in a small ceremony on Waimanalo Beach in Hawaii, where Kula was born and raised.

They had met when Kula, then a journalist, was assigned to interview Mercer for a story.

They have three daughters together.

2007

In 2007, Mercer sang backup vocals on the tracks "Florida," "Missed the Boat," and "We've Got Everything" on Modest Mouse's album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

Mercer has been credited with playing several instruments on The Shins' albums including guitar, bass, synthesizer, ukulele, banjo, harmonium, and percussion as well as beat and MIDI programming.

2009

In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells, for which they released a self-titled album in March 2010, followed by After the Disco in 2014, and then Into the Blue in 2022.

2010

Mercer also has acted, appearing in Matt McCormick's feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, which premiered in 2010.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mercer was raised Roman Catholic but he became an atheist at age 10.

His father was in the United States Air Force.

After working together on the album in September 2009, Mercer and Danger Mouse announced a new project called Broken Bells and on March 9, 2010 released their debut self-titled album, Broken Bells.

In 2010, Mercer acted in Matt McCormick's feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, playing the role of Eli, a directionless slacker.

The film premiered at the 2010 SXSW Film and Music Festival.

Also, in 2010, Mercer and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock contributed original music to director Chris Malloy's 180° South, a documentary about adventurers in Patagonia.

Mercer contributed two songs to the documentary and one was a cover of Neil Young's "Journey Through the Past."

Musical influences he has mentioned include The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Beatles and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

Mercer is known to play a worn yellow Gibson Les Paul Double cut faded and a Gibson J-45.

With Broken Bells, Mercer has mostly been seen using a Vox Wildcat.

2014

They also released a second album together on February 4, 2014, titled After the Disco.