Neal Langford, bassist for the Shins who played on their indie group’s celebrated debut album 'Oh, Inverted World,' has died. He was 50.
“Just want to let you guys know one of the best friends I’ve ever had has passed,” Mercer wrote. “He was in several bands with me including the Shins. A very important figure in my life you could say. I mean this is the guy who talked me into getting over my shyness and up on the stage. He put me in front of the microphone! He was the catholic school kid who showed me how to sneak into the back of the old El Rey theatre and get a ‘free’ beer.
Langford and Mercer first played together in 1992 in a band called Flake Music that would eventually morph into the Shins. Based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Flake Music released a handful of singles and one album, 1997’s,. During that run, Mercer and Flake Music drummer Jesse Sandoval also started making music as the Shins. When Flake Music split in 1999, the pair brought in Langford.
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