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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…