James Mercer Is Currently The Lead Singer/songwriter For The Shins And Broken Bells A Project With DJ Danger Mouse Gnarls Barkley Producer Of Beck And Gorillaz . Prior To The Shins And Broken Bells He Was The Lead Singer/songwriter Of Flake Which Later Became Flake Music. There Is A Rare Solo Recording On January 7 2004 Of Mercer Doing Some Private Recordings Of Hit Songs By His Band The Shins For A Radio Station.