The Shins – Heartworms (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Shins – Heartworms (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:48 minutes | 524 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Aural Apothecary – Columbia

Studio Masters, Official Digital Download  | Front Cover |  © Aural Apothecary/Columbia

The Shins are pleased to announce the release of their fifth studio album, Heartworms. In contrast to 2012’s Port of Morrow, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and was nominated for a Best Alternative Album GRAMMY, Heartworms ushers in a return to the handmade. Heartworms is, as always, entirely written by James Mercer, with exception of “So Now What” (produced by band member Richard Swift). Heartworms is the first Shins album to be self-produced by Mercer since Oh, Inverted World in 2001.

Heartworms features Mercer’s most diverse lyrical palette to date. The result is a cohesive, yet genre defying album marked by Mercer’s distinct voice and melodic composition. Unified by his singular vision, Mercer creates a sound that is both familiar a nostalgic nod to the album’s predecessors – and distinctly new. The album’s first single, “Name For You,” is a resounding call for female empowerment inspired by Mercer’s three daughters.

The Shins are James Mercer (lead vocals, guitar), Joe Plummer (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Yuuki Matthews (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Mark Watrous (guitar), and Richard Swift (keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizers, percussion, backing vocals).

Tracklist:
01. The Shins – Name For You (03:09)
02. The Shins – Painting a Hole (04:44)
03. The Shins – Cherry Hearts (03:33)
04. The Shins – Fantasy Island (04:46)
05. The Shins – Mildenhall (03:19)
06. The Shins – Rubber Ballz (03:17)
07. The Shins – Half a Million (03:23)
08. The Shins – Dead Alive (03:34)
09. The Shins – Heartworms (02:56)
10. The Shins – So Now What (03:38)
11. The Shins – The Fear (05:25)

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