Born December 26, 1970, is an American guitarist and musician. He is the founder, lead singer-songwriter and sole remaining original member of the indie rock group The Shins. In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells. Brother of Robert Mercer
ALBUMS
The Shins
The Great Divide
2020
The Shins
Waimanalo / Trapped By The Sea
2019, 7", Single, Fug Yep Soundation
The Shins
When I Goose-Step
2019, 
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, Indie Rock
The Shins
The Worms Heart
2018, Vinyl, 
The Shins
Heartworms
2017, Vinyl 180g, 
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, Indie Rock
The Shins
Name For You
2017, ,
, Indie Rock
The Postal Service
Give Up
2013
The Shins
Port Of Morrow
2012, 
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, Alternative Rock
Various
Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers!
2009, CD, Comp, Ltd, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Acoustic
Various
This Is Next - Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1
2007, CD, Comp, Vice Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Indie Rock
The Shins
Sleeping Lessons
2007, CD, Single, Promo, Sub Pop
The Shins
Wincing The Night Away
2007, Vinyl, ,
, Indie Rock
The Shins
Australia
2007, Vinyl 1st, 
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, Indie Rock
Various
The Playlist February 2007
2007, CD Cardboard Sleeve, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Folk Rock
The Shins
Turn On Me
2007
The Shins
Phantom Limb
2006
Various
Garden State (Music From The Motion Picture)
2004, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Downtempo/Indie Rock/Soundtrack
Various
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Music From The Movie And More...)
2004, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Hard Rock/Pop Rock/Soundtrack/Psychedelic Rock/Hip Hop/Electro/Synth-pop
The Shins
New Slang
2004
The Shins
So Says I
2003
Various
Our Little Corner Of The World (Music From Gilmore Girls)
2002, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop/Punk/New Wave
The Shins
Know Your Onion!
2002
The Shins
Oh, Inverted World
2001, ,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
The Shins
Port Of Morrow
2012, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
The Shins
Simple Song
2012
Broken Bells
Into The Blue
2022, Vinyl
Broken Bells
Good Luck
2019, ,
, Indie Pop
Broken Bells
Shelter
2018, ,
, Indie Pop
The Shins
Cherry Hearts
2017, ,
, Indie Rock/Alternative Rock
Broken Bells
Control
2014, Vinyl, ,
, Indie Rock
Broken Bells
After The Disco
2014, Vinyl 180g, Gatefold, ,
, Indie Rock
The Shins
Live At Third Man Records
2013, ,
, Indie Rock
Broken Bells
Holding On For Life
2013, ,
, Indie Rock
The Shins
Port Of Morrow Acoustic EP
2012, CD, EP, Ltd, Promo, Columbia, Aural Apothecary Records
The Shins
No Way Down / Fall Of '82 (Swift Sessions)
2012
The Shins
The Rifle's Spiral
2012
Broken Bells
Meyrin Fields EP
2011, Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock/Space Rock
Broken Bells
Meyrin Fields
2010
Broken Bells
Broken Bells
2010, Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Broken Bells
The Ghost Inside
2010, Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock
Broken Bells
The High Road
2009
The Shins
Nothing At All
2007, 7", Single, Promo, Sub Pop
The Shins
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
2007
The Shins
Sealegs
2007
The Shins
Kissing The Lipless
2004
The Shins
Fighting In A Sack
2004
The Shins
Chutes Too Narrow
2003
The Shins
New Slang
2001
The Shins
Nature Bears A Vacuum
1998
Flake Music
Sue Defender
1996, 7", Single, Headhunter Records
Flake
Spork E.P.
1995, 10", EP, Science Project, ,
, Noise/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
The Shins
Heartworms
2017, CD, 
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, Indie Rock
Broken Bells
After The Disco
2014, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock
APPEARANCES +
The Shins
Heartworms (Flipped)
2018, File, FLAC, Single, Aural Apothecary Records, Columbia
The Shins
Dead Alive (Flipped)
2018, File, FLAC, Single, Aural Apothecary Records, Columbia, ,
, Alternative Rock
The Shins
Mildenhall
2017, File, FLAC, Single, Aural Apothecary Records, Columbia
The Shins
Painting A Hole
2017, File, FLAC, Single, Aural Apothecary Records, Columbia, ,
, Alternative Rock
The Shins
Goodbye Girl
2010, File, MP3, 256, Levi's Revival Recordings
The Decemberists
As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
2024, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Indie Rock
The Dandy Warhols
Rockmaker
2024, Vinyl Color-In-Color, ,
, Alternative Rock
Danger Mouse & Black Thought
Cheat Codes
2022, ,
, Conscious/Boom Bap
Broken Bells
We're Not In Orbit Yet...
2022, File 256 kbps, ,
, Indie Pop/Alternative Rock
Porridge Radio
You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son b/w New Slang
2021
Bruce Hornsby
Non-Secure Connection
2020,
Marika Hackman
Covers
2020
Big Search
Slow Fascination
2019, LP, Album, 30th Century Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Crane Like The Bird
Crane Like The Bird
2019
Los Lobos Vs. The Shins
The Fear
2018, 12", RSD, S/Edition, Cle, Third Man Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Un Printemps 2017
2017, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, 
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, Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Synth-pop/Ballad/Hip Hop/Electro
Various
Alternative Sampler Vol.37
2017, CD, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music
Various
Triple J: Like A Version 13
2017, 2x CD, 
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, Alternative Rock
Deep Sea Diver
Secrets
2016
Beat Bugs*
Best Of Seasons 1+2 (Music From The Netflix Original Series)
2016, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Pop Rock/Indie Pop/Dance-pop/Soul/Soft Rock
Various
Kręcą Nas Dobre Kawałki Vol. 1
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Magic Records, Magic Records, Magic Records, 
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, Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Synth-pop/House/Soul/Indie Pop/Breakbeat
Various
Keep Calm & Relax Vol. 3
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music
Various
Just Great Songs 2015
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
, Pop Rock
Granville Automatic
An Army Without Music: Civil War Stories From Hallowed Ground
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label (Granville Automatic Self-released),
Broken Bells
It's That Talk Again
2015, File, ,
, Indie Rock/Alternative Rock
Modest Mouse
Strangers To Ourselves
2015
Various
Objectif 2014
2014, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles
Various
Alternative Sampler Vol.28
2014, 2xCD, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music
EDJ*
EDJ
2014, ,
, Acoustic
Various
Wish I Was Here (Music From The Motion Picture)
2014, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Indie Rock
Mark Morriss
A Flash Of Darkness
2014, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock
Of Montreal
Satanic Panic In The Attic
2014, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Indie Pop
Black Prairie
Singers, Vol. 1: Portland
2012, 7", RSD, Ltd, Sugar Hill Records (2),
Various
Monster CD 39 (Juillet 2012)
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rock & Folk, ,
, Alternative Rock/Chanson/Indie Rock
Various
Epic Stadium Anthems
2012, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Sony Music, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/House/Big Beat/Trip Hop/Trance/Synth-pop/Britpop/Pop Rock
Various
All Areas Volume 147: Rarities 2012
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Visions Magazine, 
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, Punk/Heavy Metal/Hardcore/Doom Metal/Stoner Rock/Math Rock/Hard Rock/Grunge
Various
De Wereld Draait Door Recordings Vol. 2
2012, 2xCD, Album, VARA, PIAS Holland, 
,
, Acoustic
Various
Broadcasts Vol. 20
2012, 2xCD, Ltd, Transcription, KGSR,
Various
This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live
2012, 2x CD, ,
, Lounge/Acoustic
Joss Stone
The Soul Sessions Vol 2
2012, CD, ,
, Soul
Various
ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 14
2012
Aimee Mann
Charmer
2012, Vinyl Orange, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Les Beaux Labels (Volume 1)
2011, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
, Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Grunge/Indie Rock/New Wave/Post-Punk/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Just Great Songs Volume 4
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
, Pop Rock
Various
Live From Nowhere Near You Vol II
2011, 3x CD Digipak, ,
, Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Objectif 2010 Vol. 2
2010, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
, Folk Rock/Chanson/Indie Rock/Neo Soul
Various
ME-CD Nr. 0410
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, Musikexpress, ,
, Folk Rock/Electro/Pop Rock/Euro House/Indie Rock
Various
Epic
2010, 3xCD, Comp, Sony Music, Universal Music TV, EMI TV, ,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock/House/Grime/Britpop/Alternative Rock
Various
97.3 KBCO Studio C Volume 22
2010, HDCD, KBCO, ,
, Acoustic/Alternative Rock
Various
Alternative Sampler Vol.14
2010, CD, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music
Various
WXPN 88.5 New Music Sampler
2010, CD, Promo, Smplr, WXPN,
Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse
Dark Night Of The Soul
2010
Broken Bells
Vaporize
2010, File, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
180° South: Conquerors Of The Useless (Original Soundtrack)
2010, CD Digipak, ,
, Soundtrack/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 Of All Time
2009, DVD All Regions, ,
, Alternative Rock/Funk Metal/Hard Rock/Nu Metal/Folk Rock/Acoustic/New Wave/Indie Rock/Downtempo/Soft Rock/Breakbeat
Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse
Dark Night Of The Soul
2009, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock
Modest Mouse
Perpetual Motion Machine
2009
Modest Mouse
No One's First, And You're Next
2009
Various
Sub Pop 300!
2008, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
, Grunge/Indie Rock
Various
Sub Pop (20th Anniversary Compilation)
2008, CD, Comp, Visions Magazine
Various
Sounds Eclectic: The Next One
2008,
Various
SPEX CD #70
2007, CD, Comp, Spex (2), ,
, Leftfield/Garage Rock/Folk Rock/Tech House/Indie Rock
Various
Musikexpress 120 - Sounds Now!
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Paste Magazine Sampler February 07 Issue 28
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Paste Magazine, ,
, Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Objectif 2007 - Vol. 2
2007, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
, Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Conscious/Monolog/Acoustic/Electro/Downtempo
Various
Sonically Speaking Vol 33: February 2007
2007, CD, Comp, Car, Sonic Magazine, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Lo-Fi/Power Pop/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Q2007
2007, CD, Comp, Q Magazine, ,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Classic Rock/Alternative Rock
Various
New Noises Vol. 81
2007, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Modest Mouse
Missed The Boat
2007, CD, Single, Promo, Epic
Various
Live From SNL - Music Performances From Saturday Night Live
2007, CD, Comp, NBC (2), Broadway Video, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group
Tracy Bonham
In The City + In The Woods
2007, CD, EP, Not On Label (Tracy Bonham Self-released),
Various
97.3 KBCO Studio C Volume Nineteen
2007, HDCD, Album, KBCO, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Causes 1
2007, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Downtempo/IDM
Various
Arctic Tale (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
2007, ,
, Soundtrack/Indie Rock/Pop Rock/Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Disco
Various
Live At KEXP, Volume Three
2007, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock
Modest Mouse
We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
2007
Various
Musikexpress 97 - Sounds Neu!
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Downtempo/Indie Rock
Various
99X Live X 10 - Recently & Relived
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Enh, 99X/WNNX, ,
, Alternative Rock/Acoustic
Various
All Tomorrow's Parties 3.1 (Curated By Matt Groening)
2005, ,
, Rock & Roll/Indie Rock/Jazz-Rock
Various
New Noises Vol. 63
2004, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Various
Musikexpress 86 - Sounds Now!
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Vocal/Ballad
Various
Uncut Presents (15-Track Pick Of The Best Recent Music)
2004, CD, Comp, Uncut (2), ,
, Country Rock/Industrial/Pop Rock/Arena Rock/Funk/Classic Rock/Alternative Rock
Various
Sub Pop: Patient Zero
2004, CD, Comp, Sub Pop, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Diesel:U:Music 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Music Week, Diesel:U:Music, ,
, Electro/Indie Rock
Various
The United Sounds Of Magic
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Magic (2), Laroquette Musique & Média, ,
, Alternative Rock/Chanson/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Accelerator 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Startracks, Startracks, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Coastal Chill 2
2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., EMI, EMI, ,
, Acoustic
Snow Patrol
The Trip Created By Snow Patrol
2004
Various
Sprout (The Soundtrack From The Surf Movie)
2004, CD, ,
, Surf
The Postal Service
Give Up
2004, ,
, Synth-pop/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Wicker Park (Soundtrack Album)
2004, ,
, Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Shoegaze/Acoustic
Various
This Shit Is Immortal
2003, CD, Comp, Bang Magazine
Various
Volume 1 04/2003
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Magic (2), Média-Box
Various
Sub Pop - Infecting The Galaxy One Planet At A Time
2003, CD, Comp, Smplr, Sub Pop, ,
, Alternative Rock/Grunge/Indie Rock
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights
2003, CD, ,
, Leftfield/Synth-pop/Experimental/Indie Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Music From [Scrubs]
2002, CD, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Vocal/Soundtrack
Various
The Eagle Is The Most Popular Bird
2002, ,
, Punk/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
1997, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Henry's Dress / Flake
All This Time For Nothing / Deluca
1995
Various
I Have The Touch (15 Tracks Of The Month's Best New Music)
2020, CD, Comp, Uncut (2), Uncut (2),
Various
Relix 2020 October/November CD Sampler
2020, CD, Comp, Promo, Relix Magazine,
Various
Sweetheart (Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs)
2010, CD, Comp, Starbucks Coffee, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Hype Machine Radio Show: June 2009
2009, File, MP3, Comp, P/Mixed, 320, Hypem, ,
, Synth-pop/Indie Rock
Various
Columbia 2010
2009, CDr, Comp, Num, Promo, Columbia
Various
Music For The Independent Mind Volume 7
CD, WERS
Various
Borrowed Songs Volume 1
LP, Comp, Newport Folk Recordings
Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse
Dark Night Of The Soul
2009