James Mercer (musician)

James Russell Mercer is an American guitarist and musician. He is the founder, vocalist, lead singersongwriter, 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, for which they released a selftitled album in March 2010, followed by After the Disco in 2014. Mercer has also acted, appearing in Matt McCormicks feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, which premiered in 2010.

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 two daughters together.

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