Brooklyn Vegan — Long-running solo artist, producer, and member of The Black Keys, The Shins, and more, Richard Swift has died at age 41. Continue reading… more info

NME — The musician is said to be without medical insurance but "fighting very hard" Richard Swift performing with The Shins in 2013 A fundraiser has been launched to help pay former Shins member Richard Swift’s medical bills after he was hospitalise... more info

Obscure Sound — Binghamton-based act The Tins impressed in January with the peppy success “Clearly Not Zen“, reminding of a huskier vein of The Shins on that one. Their new track, “Sundried Mind”, shows more of the act’s soaring goodness. It’s off their ... more info

Obscure Sound — Nashville indie-pop act No Coast impress on new track “All in My Head”, evolving from airy vocals and poppy guitar trickles into colorful guitar/synth interplay that’s fit for springtime’s incoming effervescence. By the track’s mid-way poin... more info

Chorus.fm — The Shins have shared a new short film titled The Worm’s Heart. more info

Stereogum — The Shins have shared a new short film titled The Worm's Heart, directed by drummer Jon Sortland. It's soundtracked by music from the reworked version of the band's 2017 release Heartworms . The Worm's Heart was released in January. more info

DrownedInSound — It is, when it comes down to it, a sloppy gimmick more info

Chorus.fm — The Shins have shared their new song “Heartworms (Flipped).” more info

Stereogum — Scott McCaughey, the frontman of the Minus 5 and longtime touring member of R.E.M., recently suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. And last night, an all-star lineup of musicians including Escovedo, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and Peter Bu... more info

Chorus.fm — The Shins have announced a “flipped” version of their latest album. The album will be called The Worm’s Heart and due out on January 19th. Basically the slow songs are now fast, the fast songs are now slow. You’ll find the press release below... more info