New Song from The Shins

I wasn't sure if this day would ever come, but The Shins have finally released a new song.  The Shins last album, Wincing the Night Away, came out in 2007.  When that album came out, I immediately fell in the love with it.  I listened to it all the time, I mean it never even left for CD player for well over a year.  It was one of those albums that you could listen to regardless of what your mood was.  It was a solid album.

But then time went by and reports of the band splitting up began to appear.  James Mercer, the bands leader singer, started doing the side project Broken Bells.  Other members of the band were forming new bands.  It broke my heart to think there would be no more music by The Shins.  But then news came out that James had began working on a new Shins album and that made me really excited.  Then news came that the album had a title, Port of Morrow, and a release date, March 20th, 2012.  Let me tell you, I was a happy camper when I heard this news.

And then yesterday, Jan. 9th, the first single from Port of Morrow was released.  The first single is called Simple Song and I must say I am a fan.  I really look forward to hearing what the rest of the album will be like.  Below is a link to Pitchfork.com that has the song streaming.  Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I do.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12952-simple-song/?utm_medium=bnt_sidebar&utm_source=pitchfork

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer #2

This is a few weeks old now, but I decided I should at least mention it.  Back on Dec. 19th, the second trailer was released for The Dark Knight Rises.  For you that know me really well you know that I have a slight obsession with the Christopher Nolan Batman movies and The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final film in his trilogy.

I have been eagerly waiting for a full length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises and the wait was well worth it.  I can watch this trailer nonstop.  I love it.  It's one of those trailers that doesn't give too much away about the movie and makes you wonder how everything goes together.  Below you can find the trailer.

I'm really excited to see how Tom Hardy does as Bane.  I enjoyed Tom a lot in Inception and Warrior and think he will do an amazing job as the films main villain.  I am interested in seeing how Anne Hathaway will do as Selina Kyle/Catwoman.  I'm putting a lot of trust into Nolan hoping he doesn't screw it up by having Catwoman in the movie.

I feel like the action scenes in the movie are going to be crazy just like they were in The Dark Knight.  In the trailer the scene where the football field just collapses looks insane.  I also feel like the fighting scenes between Bane and Batman could be fairly epic.  Bane is the type of character that will just be brutal.

The Dark Knight Rises is easily the biggest movie of 2012 for me.  July can't come soon enough.  In my mind I am already sitting in line for the midnight showing!