Heartworms | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
Recorded | Nov–Dec 2013 ("So Now What"), June 2015 – June 2016 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | James Mercer | |||
The Shins chronology | ||||
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Singles from Heartworms | ||||
Heartworms is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Shins, released by Columbia Records on March 10, 2017—the band's first studio album in five years. [5] It was produced by James Mercer, [6] with the exception of "So Now What", which was produced by former band member Richard Swift. [6] The album art is based on the Japanese Ukiyo-e triptych Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 [7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | B [9] |
Drowned In Sound | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
The Independent | [10] |
musicOMH | [11] |
NME | [12] |
Paste | 7.1/10 [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [14] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
Overall, Heartworms received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it has an average score of 73, based on twenty reviews. [7]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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Drowned in Sound | Favourite Albums of 2017 | 2017
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77
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All tracks are written by James Mercer
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Name for You" | 3:09 |
2. | "Painting a Hole" | 4:44 |
3. | "Cherry Hearts" | 3:33 |
4. | "Fantasy Island" | 4:46 |
5. | "Mildenhall" | 3:19 |
6. | "Rubber Ballz" | 3:17 |
7. | "Half a Million" | 3:23 |
8. | "Dead Alive" | 3:34 |
9. | "Heartworms" | 2:56 |
10. | "So Now What" | 3:38 |
11. | "The Fear" | 5:25 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [17]
The Shins
Additional musicians
Technical
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 16 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 52 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 60 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [21] | 36 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [22] | 26 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [23] | 157 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [24] | 61 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [25] | 18 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums ( RMNZ) [26] | 2 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [27] | 35 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [28] | 16 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [29] | 44 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [30] | 19 |
US Billboard 200 [31] | 20 |
The Worm's Heart | ||||
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Remix album by | ||||
Released | January 19, 2018 | |||
Recorded | October 2016 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:26 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Yuuki Matthews, Jon Sortland, James Mercer | |||
The Shins chronology | ||||
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In December 2017, the band announced that a "flipped" version of Heartworms would be released on January 19, 2018. Titled The Worm's Heart, the follow-up album contains the same songs as Heartworms, but reinterpreted and presented in reverse-order. [32] According to Mercer, slow songs were played faster, quiet songs louder, and vice versa. [32]
All tracks are written by James Mercer
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Fear (Flipped)" | 4:41 |
2. | "So Now What (Flipped)" | 4:18 |
3. | "Heartworms (Flipped)" | 3:09 |
4. | "Dead Alive (Flipped)" | 4:34 |
5. | "Half a Million (Flipped)" | 3:27 |
6. | "Rubber Ballz (Flipped)" | 3:30 |
7. | "Mildenhall (Flipped)" | 4:17 |
8. | "Fantasy Island (Flipped)" | 3:27 |
9. | "Cherry Hearts (Flipped)" | 2:52 |
10. | "Painting a Hole (Flipped)" | 3:10 |
11. | "Name for You (Flipped)" | 4:01 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Heatseeker Albums ( RMNZ) [33] | 10 |
Heartworms | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
Recorded | Nov–Dec 2013 ("So Now What"), June 2015 – June 2016 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | James Mercer | |||
The Shins chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Heartworms | ||||
Heartworms is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Shins, released by Columbia Records on March 10, 2017—the band's first studio album in five years. [5] It was produced by James Mercer, [6] with the exception of "So Now What", which was produced by former band member Richard Swift. [6] The album art is based on the Japanese Ukiyo-e triptych Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 [7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | B [9] |
Drowned In Sound | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
The Independent | [10] |
musicOMH | [11] |
NME | [12] |
Paste | 7.1/10 [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [14] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
Overall, Heartworms received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it has an average score of 73, based on twenty reviews. [7]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Drowned in Sound | Favourite Albums of 2017 | 2017
|
77
|
All tracks are written by James Mercer
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Name for You" | 3:09 |
2. | "Painting a Hole" | 4:44 |
3. | "Cherry Hearts" | 3:33 |
4. | "Fantasy Island" | 4:46 |
5. | "Mildenhall" | 3:19 |
6. | "Rubber Ballz" | 3:17 |
7. | "Half a Million" | 3:23 |
8. | "Dead Alive" | 3:34 |
9. | "Heartworms" | 2:56 |
10. | "So Now What" | 3:38 |
11. | "The Fear" | 5:25 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [17]
The Shins
Additional musicians
Technical
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 16 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 52 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 60 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [21] | 36 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [22] | 26 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [23] | 157 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [24] | 61 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [25] | 18 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums ( RMNZ) [26] | 2 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [27] | 35 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [28] | 16 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [29] | 44 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [30] | 19 |
US Billboard 200 [31] | 20 |
The Worm's Heart | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Remix album by | ||||
Released | January 19, 2018 | |||
Recorded | October 2016 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:26 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Yuuki Matthews, Jon Sortland, James Mercer | |||
The Shins chronology | ||||
|
In December 2017, the band announced that a "flipped" version of Heartworms would be released on January 19, 2018. Titled The Worm's Heart, the follow-up album contains the same songs as Heartworms, but reinterpreted and presented in reverse-order. [32] According to Mercer, slow songs were played faster, quiet songs louder, and vice versa. [32]
All tracks are written by James Mercer
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Fear (Flipped)" | 4:41 |
2. | "So Now What (Flipped)" | 4:18 |
3. | "Heartworms (Flipped)" | 3:09 |
4. | "Dead Alive (Flipped)" | 4:34 |
5. | "Half a Million (Flipped)" | 3:27 |
6. | "Rubber Ballz (Flipped)" | 3:30 |
7. | "Mildenhall (Flipped)" | 4:17 |
8. | "Fantasy Island (Flipped)" | 3:27 |
9. | "Cherry Hearts (Flipped)" | 2:52 |
10. | "Painting a Hole (Flipped)" | 3:10 |
11. | "Name for You (Flipped)" | 4:01 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Heatseeker Albums ( RMNZ) [33] | 10 |