Artist The Shins
Features & Interviews
Homeward bound: The Shins
On the back of new album ‘Heartworms’, we talk expectation and nostalgia with James Mercer.
15th March 2017
Album Reviews
3 Stars
The Shins - Heartworms
Five years after the big, bright ‘Port Of Morrow’, James Mercer is more contemplative.
The Shins - Dead Alive
James Mercer and co. give their signatures a weird slant.
News
The Shins share ‘Dead Alive (Flipped)’
It’s taken from their upcoming reworking album ‘The Worm’s Heart’.
January 5, 2018 11:19am
News
The Shins announce ‘flipped’ version of ‘Heartworms’
‘The Worm’s Heart’ comes out next month.
December 15, 2017 11:20am
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Watch The Shins take part in ‘Nate That Tune’ on Corden
The band try to guess which of their own songs Nate Ferland is playing. But there’s a twist…
October 31, 2017 1:40pm
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The Shins get animated in their video for ‘Cherry Hearts’
Come for the rides, stay for the cosmic voyage…
October 5, 2017 3:48pm
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Watch The Shins play ‘Cherry Hearts’ on Corden
They took their latest album ‘Heartworms’ to American TV.
October 3, 2017 2:20pm
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The Shins share a sticker-filled new video for ‘Half A Million’
Yep, a lot of stickers went into the making of the clip for the ‘Heartworms’ track.
August 9, 2017 9:02am
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Listen to The Shins cover The Smiths’ ‘Panic’
James Mercer put his own acoustic spin on the classic tune at Spotify Studios.
May 3, 2017 2:08pm
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The Shins, Solange, Feist and more are headed to Lowlands 2017
Car Seat Headrest, Methyl Ethel and SKOTT are also off to the Netherlands this summer.
April 27, 2017 8:10am
Reviews / Live
The Shins are on playful form at biggest UK show ever
James Mercer and co. bring ‘Heartworms’ to the capital as part of a European tour.
March 30, 2017 3:23pm
News
Stormzy, The Shins and Sampha are headed to Pukkelpop 2017
Ryan Adams, Nicolas Jaar, Parquet Courts and loads more are also off to Belgium in August.
March 29, 2017 10:56am
News
Watch The Shins play ‘Name For You’ on Colbert
Stephen Colbert also drove off with their van. Cheeky so and so.
March 14, 2017 11:51am
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The Shins plot summer UK shows
The band have also shared two new videos for ‘Name For You’.
March 13, 2017 11:52am
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The Shins share ‘Painting A Hole’
New album ‘Heartworms’ is out next week.
March 3, 2017 3:18pm
News
The Shins, Kate Tempest and more added to Green Man 2017
Anna Meredith, Pumarosa and more also head to the Black Mountains in August.
March 1, 2017 9:07am
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The Shins get misty-eyed on new track ‘Mildenhall’
It’s yet another one from their upcoming album ‘Heartworms’.
February 17, 2017 9:09am
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The Shins debut new song ‘The Fear’ on American radio
They were playing for an episode of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’.
January 10, 2017 11:15am
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The Shins announce new tour dates
They include a gig at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in March.
January 6, 2017 12:48pm
News
The Shins announce new album ‘Heartworms’
Out on 10th March, they’ve led the new record with first taster ‘Name For You’.
January 5, 2017 3:33pm
Features
Tracks (Run the Jewels, Dream Wife, The Shins & More)
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
October 28, 2016 4:58pm
News
The Shins share ‘Dead Alive’
Here the group’s first new track since 2014.
October 26, 2016 3:17pm