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Arriving less than a year after Heartworms, The Worm's Heart finds the Shins literally flipping the script: James Mercer and crew turn their previous album's track listing on its head and transform its fast songs into slow ones, and vice-versa. While Heartworms was already some of the band's most eclectic music, the Shins stretch their range even further on these "flipped" versions of its songs -- with mixed results. There are moments on The Worm's Heart that surpass the original album. "The Fear" gets one of the most radical and successful makeovers here, changing from a string-laden ballad into a chugging rocker that sounds like a Velvet Underground rehearsal. It's loose, unexpected, and fun, and so are the remakes of "So Now What," which dabbles in chillwave; the newly riff-heavy "Cherry Hearts," and the electro-pop rework of "Heartworms." On the flipside, "Half a Million"'s reggae revamp and the boogie-tinged version of "Mildenhall" feel gimmicky and detract from the originals' charm. Then there are songs like "Dead Alive (Flipped)," which sounds like a ballad recorded in a haunted drawing room -- an interesting, but not particularly necessary, change. Die-hard fans may appreciate the musical switcheroos on The Worm's Heart, but others may not understand the need for them.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums, Piano, Bass
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Synthesizer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer - Patti King, Background Vocal - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Synthesizer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer - Patti King, Background Vocal - Casey Foubert, Guitar, Programmer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums, Programmer, Synthesizer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Bass - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patti King, Violin - Casey Foubert, Guitar, Piano - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Johnson, Keyboards - Dave Allen, Bass - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Synthesizer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer - Patti King, Background Vocal - Casey Foubert, Guitar - Jon Sortland, Producer, Piano
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer - Casey Foubert, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums, Background Vocal
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Johnson, Keyboards - Dave Allen, Bass - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Dave Allen, Bass - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Synthesizer - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums, Synthesizer - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Shins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Mercer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Brian Lucey, Mastering Engineer - Yuuki Matthews, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards - Jeremy Sherrer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Max Drummey, Keyboards - Jon Sortland, Producer, Drums - Brock Grenfell, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Arriving less than a year after Heartworms, The Worm's Heart finds the Shins literally flipping the script: James Mercer and crew turn their previous album's track listing on its head and transform its fast songs into slow ones, and vice-versa. While Heartworms was already some of the band's most eclectic music, the Shins stretch their range even further on these "flipped" versions of its songs -- with mixed results. There are moments on The Worm's Heart that surpass the original album. "The Fear" gets one of the most radical and successful makeovers here, changing from a string-laden ballad into a chugging rocker that sounds like a Velvet Underground rehearsal. It's loose, unexpected, and fun, and so are the remakes of "So Now What," which dabbles in chillwave; the newly riff-heavy "Cherry Hearts," and the electro-pop rework of "Heartworms." On the flipside, "Half a Million"'s reggae revamp and the boogie-tinged version of "Mildenhall" feel gimmicky and detract from the originals' charm. Then there are songs like "Dead Alive (Flipped)," which sounds like a ballad recorded in a haunted drawing room -- an interesting, but not particularly necessary, change. Die-hard fans may appreciate the musical switcheroos on The Worm's Heart, but others may not understand the need for them.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:21
- Main artists: The Shins
- Composer: James Mercer
- Label: Aural Apothecary - Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2017, 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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