Every season needs an anthem - a song you will associate with a certain time and place until the day you die - and I've already earmarked Simple Song for Spring / Summer 2012. The lead single off The Shins' long-awaited longplayer Port Of Morrow, it takes the 80s power-pop template that Noah And The Whale dabbled with on last year's Last Night On Earth and pushes the melody-factor skyward. It's joyously radio-friendly, sunny-of-chorus and showcases James Mercer's typically idiosyncratic way with a lovesick lyric. A big-hearted bid for the big time.
Simple Song by The Shins - listen on Spotify here.
From: Port Of Morrow (2012)
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