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Watch The Shins Debut The Beyond-Awesome "Clapping Butter" Theme Song

Brett Warner
03/29/2012
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Okay, first of all, if you haven't seen The Shins' recent Funny Or Die clip about the totally real making of their new album Port Of Morrow (out now), remedy that right here:

You won't find it online anywhere, but don't be fooled—Clapping Butter is absolutely real, absolutely amazing, and absolutely essential if you want to sound even remotely like The Shins. How do we know that Clapping Butter isn't just some goofy FOD joke? Um, well, because James Mercer & Co. debuted the full-length version of the Clapping Butter theme song on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show last night. Check out it out:

Major huge props to keyboardist Richard Swift for that awesomely so-bad-it's-not-bad-anymore post-Axl Rose lead vocal... and his "whatever, I don't even care, dude" reliance on a handy, nearby lyrics sheet. I wouldn't go so far as to say that Port Of Morrow could have used a few songs this raucously badass, but it wouldn't have been so terrible, now would it? I haven't laughed this much at/with James Mercer since... well, ever. "If you want to trip the clap fantastic" gets me every time.

Okay, so who wants to make me a ringtone of this? Anyone? No? Well, you could at least read my rave Port Of Morrow review (right here) and then tell us why Clapping Butter rocks your world (and/or your junk) in the comments section below.

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[Watch the Shins Play "Funny or Die" Sketch Song "Clapping Butter"]

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