Heartworms

by The Shins

Heartworms cover art

Operating effectively as James Mercer's solo project with a completely revamped backing band, the indie-pop stalwarts deliver a bright, self-produced fifth album. The record relies on bubbly, synthesizer-heavy psychedelic pop arrangements that cleverly disguise lyrics addressing anxiety, fading romance, and aging. It was praised as a remarkably catchy, highly polished continuation of Mercer's iconic songwriting.

Genres

  • Indie Pop
  • Psychedelic Pop
  • Neo-Psychedelia

Tracklist

  1. Name For You
  2. Painting a Hole
  3. Cherry Hearts
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Mildenhall
  6. Rubber Ballz
  7. Half a Million
  8. Dead Alive
  9. Heartworms
  10. So Now What
  11. The Fear