James Mercer (musician)

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

26 December 1970

Born on the same birth day (26 December): Alan King • Bill Ayers • Caroll Spinney • Denis Quilley • Dermot Murnaghan • Ernst Moritz Arndt • Kaoru Sugayama • Kōji Morimoto • Oskar Osala • Peep Jänes • Robert Hamerton-Kelly • Stu Miller

Born in the same month (December 1970): Amaury Nolasco • Anna Maria Jopek • Brenda Schultz-McCarthy • Daniel Cosgrove • Gary Anderson (darts player) • Grant Flower • Jeff Rouse • Joe Lo Truglio • Naoko Yamazaki • Rob Van Dam • Robert Lang (ice hockey) • Rodney Dent • Sarah Silverman • Ted Cruz • Tisha Waller • Treach