{"id":5609,"date":"2017-04-05T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2017-04-04T21:24:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:24:48","slug":"review-heartworms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/review-heartworms\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: \u201cHeartworms\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Ashton Newton\r\nEntertainment Editor<\/pre>\n
The Shins\u2019 fourth album, \u201cHeartworms,\u201d was announced with the release of the song \u201cName For You,\u201d an upbeat, groovy tune that felt very Shins.
\n\u201cName for You\u201d is poppy, but delightfully unique addition to the album.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, \u201cName For You\u201d is a rarity in \u201cHeartworms,\u201d many songs sound much like The Shins\u2019 previous music but fail to be anything memorable. \u201cPainting a Hole,\u201d \u201cCherry Hearts\u201d and \u201cFantasy Island\u201d all fall into this category. They\u2019re not bad songs, but they just zoom by and don\u2019t catch my attention in any way. Neither the lyrics or the music stood out in any particular way.<\/p>\n
The highlight of \u201cHeartworms\u201d is the song \u201cMildenhall.\u201d This folky song tells an entertaining story with catchy lyrics and mellow music.
\n\u201cMildenhall\u201d goes down for me as the best song on the album and one of the best songs that The Shins have ever released.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeartworms\u201d lacks a song that will be remembered for a long time. Each Shins album prior has a song or multiple that has gone down as a classic, but \u201cHeartworms\u201d songs are just not memorable. The album doesn\u2019t catch attention like some of the best Shins-songs.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not to say that \u201cHeartworms\u201d isn\u2019t a great album. The music is enjoyable, just not on the same level of The Shins\u2019 previous albums.<\/p>\n
Another great song off the album is the title song, \u201cHeartworms.\u201d The song really stands out from the other songs in the album with a unique sound which is almost Beatles-eque. The upbeat music is matched with very meaningful lyrics, making for an enjoyable yet engaging listening experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cDead Alive\u201d is the song I\u2019d recommend to people looking for a song that matches the sound of previous Shins music the most. The lyrics are simple and catchy and the song is similar to songs in albums prior. If already a Shins fan, \u201cDead Alive\u201d is the perfect new addition to their musical lineup.<\/p>\n
Overall, \u201cHeartworms\u201d is a good album. There is nothing horribly wrong with the album, but it fails to be memorable, most of the music just blends together rather than being a continuous enjoyable listen. With a few songs that catch the ear and some that don\u2019t, The Shins new album is worth the listen, but it\u2019s nothing that will be mindblowing.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor The Shins\u2019 fourth album, \u201cHeartworms,\u201d was announced with the release of the song \u201cName For You,\u201d an upbeat, groovy tune that felt very Shins. \u201cName for You\u201d is poppy, but delightfully unique addition to the album. Unfortunately, \u201cName For You\u201d is a rarity in \u201cHeartworms,\u201d many songs sound much like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":937,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/937"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}