ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Heartwormsis the Shins fifth album and the first to be released in five years.
I especially like the college-ruled ones.
Then it evolves from those blank pages.
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Theres everything from journal entries from when I was on tour to stickers that people give me.
Each one is this little collection from that era.
[Laughs] But I wanted something that felt like that.
Heartworms came to mind, and I remembered this band called Heartworms and how much I loved that name.
Then he was like, Im totally kidding.
Im a Shins fan.
You guys are welcome to it.
The album is your most diverse-sounding yet.
Theres psychedelia, lush harmonies the track Mildenhall even has a country vibe.
Whered that come from?My dad was a country-western singer.
After work, there were many nights where he would head to a nightclub and [sing].
You also lived in Hawaii and New Mexico.
[Laughs] I did a lot of that.
I wasnt like my sister.
What music do you have in heavy rotation now?I really love Ariel Pink.
He sounds so free and open.
And the Angel Olsen record I adore.
Grimes is a real inspiration; shes so free and crazy with her compositions and production.
Theres just so much cool s going on in music right now.
Its cool to be a part of it all.
Ive always wanted to be in a band, even if it is just a moniker.
I was like, I can do that!
You have three daughters.
She takes piano lessons.
I just want to support them and feed their curiosity.
My parents had an apprehension when I dropped out of university and started playing and working odd jobs.
