Joseph E. Plummer is an American drummer from Portland, Oregon. From 2004 to 2012, he was a percussionist and drummer for the indie rock band Modest Mouse and performed on their album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. In May 2009, he replaced Jesse Sandoval as the drummer for The Shins (drums, percussion, backing vocals 2009–2016). He is also a member of Mister Heavenly, a collaboration with Honus Honus of Man Man and Nicholas Thorburn of Islands and The Unicorns, experimenting with a ne ...