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(They dropped the single "Burial Ground" featuring the Shins' James Mercer in February.) REM's Mike Mills also appears on the album. The album marks the group's longest album to date and is ...

which helped propel the careers of the Shins and Iron & Wine and even inspired Paul Simon to resume playing “The Only Living Boy in New York” live again after it featured on the album.