The Shins to release 'The Worm’s Heart' next month

The Shins will release The Worm’s Heart, a complete rework of their 2017 album Heartworms, on Friday, January 19. The announcement was made by James Mercer via Facebook Live; check it out here. The Worm’s Heart is available and includes immediate downloads of "Name For You (Flipped)" and"Cherry Hearts (Flipped)" which were released earlier this year. See full track listing below.

When James Mercer wrote, produced, and recorded Heartworms, he had this desire for an alternate version, an opposite version. The album’s slow songs would be flipped and re-recorded as fast songs, and vice versa. The reasoning was to showcase the versatility and strength of his songwriting, the result is The Worm’s Heart.

Track listing:

The Fear (Flipped)
So Now What (Flipped)
Heartworms (Flipped)
Dead Alive (Flipped)
Half a Million (Flipped)
Rubber Ballz (Flipped)
Mildenhall (Flipped)
Fantasy Island (Flipped)
Cherry Hearts (Flipped)
Painting a Hole (Flipped)
Name For You (Flipped)

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