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.
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Tracks: Royal Blood, Bastille, The Shins and more
The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.
September 25, 2020 6:30pm
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The Shins return with ‘The Great Divide’
It’s the band’s first new music in two and a half years.
September 24, 2020 3:27pm
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The Shins share ‘Dead Alive (Flipped)’
It’s taken from their upcoming reworking album ‘The Worm’s Heart’.
January 5, 2018 11:19am
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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 Reviews
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
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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
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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
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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
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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