The Shins - The Great Divide

The Shins - “The Great Divide”
Listen: www.smarturl.it/theshinstgd
Directed by Paul Trillo
Produced by Jen Alvares (Hunters House) and Paul Trillo
Creative Director for The Shins: Jon Sortland
Executive Producer: Oscar A. R. Chow
CGI Studio: Hunters House Entertainment Group
Your starlit eyes
The afterglow a sign
You’ve set us wandering
So let me ride through night
Til love is everything
Now an age has come out of the loneliness
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
The great divide
A stitch in time
Then we recombine
The way it was
Well dust to dust
Has led us here to collide
The blind collective mind of man is all they’re offering
Then you bring a breath of life out of the emptiness
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
The great divide
A stitch in time
Then we recombine
The way it was
well dust to dust
Has led us here to collide
Oh love of mine
Bright as the starlight shines
Into the night
Changing our whole lives
You trace the lines through space and time
Until you find they all align
You give to me
A memory
Just a melody
I have to sing
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2020 Aural Apothecary/Monotone Records

[@mollyann642]

The trippy visuals combined with that beautiful voice is perfection.

[@Opozian]

James Mercer is a legend.

[@byrnesdubc]

Completely agreed. Kevin Parker, Marcus King, Stu MacKenzie, Nathaniel Rateliff, and James Mercer are this Generations gems.

[@cumfilledcorpse]

The only man to have made me cry tears of joy

[@tamerelgaml9984]

@@byrnesdubc ⁸⁷ of p0⁰0²²

[@gattifan609]

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[@notyou8397]

Don’t you mean “is legend”?

[@roughideas]

I fell in love to this song for real. We both understand we are eternal souls in different bodies throughout time. But it feels like we have known each other for all eternity and are just meeting again. A stich in time.

[@barrysycamore7431]

Man life just played me a cruel trick. I dreamed that I was talking to my brother who has just recently died. In the dream I was with him and my sister was there. We started talking and he asked me if I have seen the show the great divide, or it was possibly the great escape. I realized that he was dead and that he didn't realize it. I asked my sister if she could see him but she just looked at me like I was crazy. So I just hugged him and told him how much I loved him. And then few moments later I woke up and searched for both. Of course something would have that name. Man it's super hard.

[@debbieahrens8953]

Hugs to you..

[@miglitu]

hey, im sorry i gave you a notification about this by liking your comment ... hope you doing great!!

[@jenniferstieglitz4645]

Sorry friend for your great loss. I know how it is.

[@etaknar]

Love can bridge any great divide. We carry the ones we love on, to the beyond. Nothing can every tear you apart from the ones you love, so long as you remain yourself.

[@pabloayusoserra8378]

I'm sorry, man. Love to you.

[@stonefree981]

holy shit a new shins song

[@arclight-1717]

Stone Free do my ears deceive me?

[@cestlavegan5793]

Arclight seriously. Thought we’d be waiting a lot longer. Like maybe 2022

[@likeabossfla8690]

I’m a fierce Shins and Broken Bells fan. Listened to each song over thousands of times. Shaped my life, and then those of my children. My take on this song (which doesn’t matter) is that I wished that James Mercer had taken it more evenly, and slow. We all know his gift of falsetto, why waste them here, the entire song. Lyrics got lost. Point was made. Cheers y’all

[@shonnawhitfield8433]

P

[@muhammadhabib9433]

yare yare daze

[@krrohitch]

Beautiful and overwhelming at the same time. Looking at culture, religion, cosmos through the eyes of time.

[@zapkvr]

Nope. I won't be doing that. Have you ever heard of the Total perspective vortex? It will blow your sanity. Peace out.

[@krrohitch]

@@zapkvr Thanks, sire! This concept really was a rabbit hole. I can't seize to imagine the extent of all that information served in a short span of time. I like to picture the information surge that passed when Adam bit off the apple. This was something else.

[@ddrnerd4280]

No lives matter. We're specs of dust.

[@gattifan609]

James Mercer's voice is so melodic and peaceful it's always made me happy. Not to mention the lyrics he writes are amazing. The perfect combination.

[@darkrinji]

I am floored by how good Mercer's voice is at 49.

[@hustlerbojenkins2543]

happens when you don't smoke and drink like a madmen like most musicians do.

[@dontask6863]

Probably because of that auto tune they added to his voice...

[@ragemeister]

Only so much that auto tune can do dude

[@dontask6863]

@@ragemeister yeap. Gotta still have delivery. But you can hear the touch ups on the really high notes.

[@calebainsworth7247]

@@dontask6863 Nah. He hits those. He uses autotune like the mighty Imogen Heap does,as per my comment a few months back. His octave range and control are as impressive as ever.

[@Dan-hk6od]

I miss you so much the shins, welcome again

[@NewAlternative40Chart]

"The Great Divide" debuted at #7 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

[@frankey10]

Never would’ve thought the shins would drop a song before broken bells finished that album...

[@NeoPhoto4]

This is the Greatest and Best song I have ever heard. It is so good that I cried. Thank you Shins for this little view of heaven.

[@daunbe]

When I was facing a hard time back in 2017, discovering The Shins made my year way easier to live through and I know I'll always feel this happiness when listening to their songs. You guys can't imagine how much I love you and your work! Btw what an amazing video!!!!!

[@FraulienNationalist]

Something makes me yearn for the older shins style, part of me loves to see how it evolved over the years. Regardless, this is a banger.

[@gaelananderson3818]

I've heard this dozens of times on the radio, it's incredible, and having finally seen the music video I can safely say it's more beautiful than what I dreamed it could be.

[@zachary9009]

The Shins have had a profound impact on my life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@JeffSans]

What an amazing song and video!!!!

[@IsmaelCisnerosHernandez]

"Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, the Gods split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves." - Plato

[@shadowfax9177]

Just when I think 2020 couldn't get any worse, James makes a song like this, and totally redeems itself.

[@doctormartian6222]

Jon Sortland is a creative genius

[@ramicigar]

Amen

[@suswalk1]

This song reminds me so much of old YES material, especially Close to the Edge.

[@marywealth6475]

Yours is the comment I was looking for. Glad I'm not the only one who thought this sounded like Jon Anderson.

[@melmason3231]

You both are not the only ones! His voice absolutely reminds me of Jon Anderson, and this song reminds me of "Loved By the Sun".

[@ToeRogan21]

The Shins make 2020 a bit better

[@campbellpaul]

oh, yeah

[@tbearshulz4573]

Exactly.

[@martha4829]

🩰🖤🖤🩰 This is what The Never Ending Story would be if Falkor was

[@maheshhatila9907]

Tz

[@mrbluesky3722]

Agreed

[@et_cetera_]

Its safe to say, we're all ready for the rest of this album.

[@DerryckStorm]

Mhmm, need more especially after Heartworms!

[@85subscriberswithnovideo40]

My phone: 1%, about to shut down Me: play the song My phone: “we can make an exception”

[@emmanuelpacheco8765]

I literally searched up yesterday if the shins still made music and then this came up omggg

[@campbellpaul]

same here

[@daingulledge225]

My favorite band returns them when I need them the most!

[@Shlepp_xal]

I found this band through pure luck with the rifle spirals a few days ago and it's impossible to not come back and listen to a new song. Also awesome music video for an epic song!

[@buchenholz1574]

I think most of theshins songs are really awesome but with this one everything has been surpassed so far. I haven't heard such a good song in a long time. Greetings from Germany

[@Marta-xk4wr]

Whoever did the graphics, congratulations, this is a masterpiece.

[@musichascharms2926]

Book of revelation

[@musichascharms2926]

I agree it is a masterpiece 🥰 All glory to God xxxxxxxxx

[@NeoPhoto4]

Absolute Masterpiece.

[@cumfilledcorpse]

Ah yes, there's that feeling again

[@joyfulbrewreview]

I cannot wait to take my kids to a Shins concert. We saw them at Merrymoor Park and I've been waiting since to see them again!!

[@superbigcat]

how does this song not have more views?

[@bmcnik]

Listened to it like 50,000 times already. That’s healthy right? I think it is 😎 masterpiece!!!

[@garymiles1987]

I'm stunned... kinda speechless

[@liamturley7655]

So happy to hear new material from James and co. Love the electronic textures, hopefully a new album on the way.

[@user-hk6vo4fm9w]

i love the tiny detail that the universe was started by a computer program, absolutely brilliant

[@marshmallow2313]

I just discovered this band (?) and please this voice is heaven

[@yulebones]

Thanks for never flinching away from the difficult stuff.

[@anseldottv]

I cried a little bit. Thank you.

[@khwajaabdulmuqeetnasir7828]

Finally!!! This genuinely makes me feel so much better. I'm so glad they made another song

[@721deco8]

December 8, 2020 10:51 pm If someone asked me at this moment in time to pick my favorite song this would be the one.

[@eyeofcthulhu9602]

what about 9th April, 2021 12:15 am?

[@721deco8]

@@eyeofcthulhu9602 April 9, 2021 I'm back to my steady stream of Volbeat with a little Sir Sly thrown in although this Shins song always makes my playlist when I'm walking in the morning

[@ruiningtheworstdays]

What a great way to start a Thursday.

[@TheCrappyZipper]

Thursday is my Friday, first time hearing the song for me

[@analyse4430]

I'm ready to eat lunch, but i can't stop listening to this song.

[@debbieahrens8953]

I heard this song on a college radio station a few months ago and I was TRANSFIXED. So many different sounds, vocals, etc., of the bands of my college days in the early '80s. And it's just an incredible song. Love the Mellotron!

[@jessu.6414]

This the best music video Ive seen in a VERY LONG TIME!

[@lasirenitadeoro]

You don't know how happy this makes me.❤️🌹

[@olliej.2776]

Tell me why I've been binging every single Shins song and album this week and then coincidentally they decide to release new music 😳

[@wykowski]

No seriously

[@oldschool9289]

İ discovered this song at KZbin ads. Fırst time i am happy cause of a youtube ads

[@johnstredel2917]

Yes, Finally KZbin is showing good Ads.

[@Onitoga]

OBSESSED 🙌🏼

[@ddivyaaa]

YES YES Y’ALL REALLY WAITED FOR MIDNIGHT ✨🔥

[@manfishmeldrum6531]

If you like the shins as much as me then we should just fall in love already. :)

[@jordonkollee3040]

bruh this guy sounds like the lead singer from Broken Bells, but you've probably never heard of them. They're really underground.

[@ddivyaaa]

ManFish Meldrum I don’t think anyone likes them as much as me! Sorry ‘bout it 🥴

[@patrickcleary5338]

Yup

[@manfishmeldrum6531]

@@ddivyaaa The Shins got me through some tough times. Chutes Too Narrow is still my favorite. St Simon in particular. Also i love when they were on yo gabba gabba. I saw it with my niece and flipped out lol. James Mercer is a lyrical God.

[@leslie-knope6276]

IS THIS REAL LIFE? THE SHINS ARE BACK?

[@beebop333]

Omg sounds like Jon Anderson of Yes what a great voice!!!

[@byrnesdubc]

This is exactly what we needed this year.

[@calebainsworth7247]

Just fucking fantastic. Total curveball from the ever surprising James Mercer. Autotune's no bad thing when used like this; see also the always innovative Imogen Heap. The Shins are back,and I,for one,couldn't be happier.

[@sbrostiansbrosorpitorps6315]

Imogen❤️❤️❤️

[@thewokksy6715]

Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, James Mercer. THAT LEAGUE.

[@marie-evelegris7770]

🖤

[@Gramps42]

Today's my birthday and I can't ask for a better gift from ya, thanks for the good music.

[@yaserchow]

Happy birthday!

[@gattifan609]

Happy Bday and you get a new Shins song pretty good day.

[@gattifan609]

We ALL needed this!

[@leahnicole5149]

New shins and fleet foxes just what we need in times like these !!!!!

[@mosscarpetart]

and sufjan!

[@leahnicole5149]

O Jones we stannnnnnn

[@manfishmeldrum6531]

New music from tame impala, the strokes and now the shins? This is keeping 2020 together at the seams.

[@nalinaran472]

Kanye west is standing for president in 2024, this will hopefully ruin 2020

[@DianaHanson]

So excited for new Shins music....

[@lorenzocreation3262]

I love the filpped version.

[@_MrSnrub]

I love and appreciate the Shins.

[@basantshrestha3496]

Wow! Just.... May god bless you all❤

[@buonty1945]

Just found this.The melody the video @_@ brought shivers from second 10

[@williamayre4481]

Sounds like something off of the Yes. Album Closer to the Edge !!! Awesome vocals like Jon Anderson

[@sghound]

their best song ever

[@CherryBlossommoon]

8 years Ago when I heard The Rifle's Spiral That was featured on Nintendo Video, I Totally forgot about it and just a few days Ago I Remembered and I decided to listen to another song (This One) And I'm So glad that I was able to Recover my Childhood.

[@hige1234]

i was gon type same sht wow.

[@pleasure.93]

i love The Shins

[@luzdejanda]

Today I woke up listening this tune, I didn’t know who was the singer…I’m amazed!! ✨💜✨💜✨💫✨✨✨✨

[@toastytcg1282]

Ngl I passed up on this band growing up but this song completely blows me away, incredible

[@daftfish99]

What a great start to the day that was. Top.

[@TrumpCardMAGA]

if i played this to myself 10 years ago and said its a Shins song I probably would slap myself in disbelief.

[@felipetralma]

The shins!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rockdamic]

The black girl at 2:39 lying down motionless on the car hood, wearing a mask, jaded and gazing at the sky while her surroundings are burning down is the most 2020 imagery ever.

[@blasteroftheuniverse5514]

yeah that about sums it up. probably could have just said "girl" though. no need to throw a color in there.

[@Osea-hello]

Oh shit, what a pleasant surprise before bed. 😌

[@ismailaydin5758]

This song carry away me to Universe. Teşekkürler

[@milliebw]

Wow wow wow love this so much ❣️

[@orionmolaro3351]

I just got my first tattoo! "Its Only Life" in cursive on my forearm. Love the shins!!!

[@tobyclarkthomson8443]

It’s only life is def one of my favorite shins songs

[@a.a.armstrong5326]

The song, divine, the video, phantasmagorical

[@Kreomedia]

Fantastic video.

[@deidadinterna]

i keep playing it, amazing musical experience

[@patrickcleary5338]

Im so happy right now

[@fordimension]

Amazing

[@majesticmule-boy8118]

Man, Ive been watching a lot of PBS SpaceTime so now the lyrics really hit different.

[@johnstredel2917]

I just discovered this video thanks to youtube ads. Easily the best ad I've seen this month. Really good music and loved the video.

[@arielambrose2225]

Haven’t seen any of The Shins new stuff lately. Heard this and it instantly reminded me of Shiny Toy Guns. Don’t judge me. I actually liked that band and never found much of anything like it.

[@Jimmy0607]

Not always the best at adapting to when bands change up their sound or style from album to album. However, The Shins pull it off seamlessly each time.

[@doctormartian6222]

I enjoy when a band changes things up, as Arctic Monkeys or Black Keys or White Stripes have done in the past. those have felt more seamless to me. when james isn't working with danger mouse, lately his stuff isn't hitting for me. but i'm glad this track is getting a lot of love.

[@davidbronstein2040]

Eh, I'm really not feeling this song at all. I guess that they do a lot of different music, but this just doesn't hit at all for me.

[@jacobm6617]

David Bronstein Same dude. I’m trying to listen to it a few times to see if I grow to like it but right now I’m not a fan of this song, even as someone who’s been a fan of just about every single track they ever put out before this (save a couple on heartworms). This doesn’t feel like a sound change up, it feels more like a loss of originality and quality, as much as I hate saying that. Hopefully, if this is a single off an LP, it’s not representative of the LP

[@cactaceous]

jacob m The Shins have not made solid proper music since Wincing The Night Away. This song is devoid of melody, rhythm and originality. Mediocre.

[@airpanda172]

@@cactaceous You've used those words quite incorrectly

[@yataome0]

this song must have at least 50.000.000 viewers

[@fancydragon221]

by god its full of stars

[@hauskerle-tippsundtricksru6816]

what a shiny song!

[@DryMilks]

YES!!!

[@longlittleness]

Hecking cripes this video is beautiful

[@rebefrausto5094]

I love this song!!! Thanks ❤❤❤❤ The Shins save my life!!!

[@hambonefakenamington69]

I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH THIS BAND

[@timebandit1266]

Thankyou for this song 😎

[@LydiaSagastume]

Im so happy like i cant explain, the video, the song, the lyrics, the style.... James... you never dissapoint thanks !!!

[@farmfreshradio4415]

Now playing in Burlington!

[@greatleapforwards]

The album and tour I have been waiting for......I'm like a pig in shit this morning!

[@chrondog18]

So underrated!!