The Shins: “September”

Set for release on Valentine’s Day as the B-side to Port of Morrow lead single “Simple Song” is a new love tune by the Shins’ James Mercer, written for his wife. “The trouble I got in was that I told Marisa, ‘This is going to be your song,’” he said of the mellow acoustic cut. “So I knew the lyrics had to be right on. I wanted it to be a diamond — and I feel like the work paid off.” It definitely did: Check out the result streaming alongside images of analog equipment in the lyric video above.