You mentioned None of my conscious efforts got me closer to my goals May anyone please elaborate on this a little bit more ? <| sep |> Read The War of Art note not the art of war . It is awesome . It should be your bible . It ' s a short read and I read it once a year at least to get me back on track . <| sep |> I know that cuck is an insult people have been using recently , but it by definition doesn ' t apply to trump at all <| sep |> The Shins artist picimg 2 . akamaized . netiu 25296459229 ba 8 f 42 fdb 8 df 489 bfb 80176 c . png The Shins are an American indie rock 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 Johnson joined the band in 2006 . Their debut album , Oh , Inverted World was issued in 2001 and contained the singles New Slang and Caring is Creepy , which were both featured in the 2004 film Garden State . The band ' s next album , Chutes Too Narrow was released in 2003 and featured the single So Says I . The band ' s third album Wincing The Night Away , was released in 2007 and debuted at # 2 on the Billboard 200 charts , the highest charting album in Sub Pop history until Arcade Fire ' sThe Suburbs debuted at # 1 . After a short hiatus , Mercer announced in 2009 that the band was to record a new album and that Marty Crandall , and Jesse Sandoval were no longer members of The Shins . The band ' s new lineup included James Mercer , Eric Johnson , Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer and Grand Archives keyboardist Ron Lewis . Before the release of Port of Morrow , the band lineup changed once more with only Mercer and Plummer remaining from the previously announced lineup . The newly added members were announced as guitarist Jessica Dobson , bassist Yuuki Matthews formerly of Crystal Skulls and keyboardist Richard Swift . The Simple Song Songfacts reports that Simple Song . was the first single from the Port Of Morrow album , the band ' s debut release on James Mercer ' s Aural Apothecary record label . It was also the first offering to be heard from the band following the departure of Jesse Sandoval and Marty Crandall . The current lineup for the live act is James Mercer vocals , guitar , Jessica Dobson guitar , Yuuki Matthews bass , Richard Swift keyboards and Joe Plummer drums . More information Read more on Last . fm . Shins 2 , 227 , 231 listeners , 82 , 775 , 485 plays tags indie , indie rock , indie pop , alternative , seen live Please downvote if incorrect ! Selfdeletes if score is 0 .