Even if you’re a die-hard fan, you probably haven’t thought about the Shins in a while — probably not since they released their last album, Heartworms, in 2017 , or more generously, since they toured their debut album Oh, Inverted World , a few years ago. But don’t worry, because the once indie rock darlings have still been on someone ’s mind. That would be Azealia Amanda Banks , who cannot shake the idea that Taylor Swift should work with Shins leader James Mercer.
After telling a fan her favorite Swift song on X (“Shake It Off”), Banks pivoted into career-advice mode. “I think she should drop Ant Jackinoff and work with James Mercer from the Shins and Feist,” she wrote. “I’d like it more if she had that Michelle branch pop rock production /anna nalick sultryness.
” I like shake it off but tbh i actually really don't resonate with alot of Taylor swift music. I think she should drop Ant Jackinoff and work with James Mercer from the Shins and Feist. I'd like it more if she had that Michelle branch pop rock production /anna nalick sultryness.
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https://t.co/VHGR2uD23I First, we must take a moment to honor the artistry of “Ant Jackinoff.” Okay.
Now that’s a pretty random assortment of mid-2000s singer-songwriters, and come on, can you name an Anna Nalick song besides “Breathe (2AM)”? But Mercer seems to be occupying a bit more space in Banks’s psyche than the rest — a phantom limb, if you will. See, last year, during Swift’s fling with Mat.