About Heartworms by The Shins Album
The band released their 5th studio album, "Heartworms" on March 10, 2017 on the Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records label, together with a supporting world tour. "Heartworms" features Mercer's most diverse lyrical palette to date: From fictional character sketches ('Fantasy Island', 'Rubber Ballz'), autobiographical accounts ('Mildenhall'), to the first single on the album 'Name For You', described as a resounding call for female empowerment inspired by Mercer’s three daughters. The track list for the 11-track album is: 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