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Shearwater was formed by two bandmembers of Austin, TX’s Okkervil River. Okkervil’s singer and guitarist, Will Sheff, and back-up vocalist and accordion/keyboard player, Jonathan Meiburg formed Shearwater so they could write softer, more folk-influenced music. Band members today include Jonathan Meiburg, Thor Harris, Kim Burke, Jordan Geiger, and Kevin Schneider.
To date, Shearwater has released six full-length albums, ‘The Dissolving Room’, ‘Everybody Makes Mistakes’, ‘Winged Life’, ‘Palo Santo’, ‘Rook’ and ‘The Golden Archipelago’ as well as an EP entitled Thieves and a split album with Okkervil River entitled Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral.
Beginning at some point in 2005, Will Sheff lessened his role in the band. Jonathan Meiburg wrote the entirety of Palo Santo. As a biologist, Jonathan has a particular perspective. The songs of Palo Santo were partly written at the Galápagos Islands in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. And he evolves with beautiful ‘pictures’ of nature at Rook.
To date, Shearwater has released six full-length albums, ‘The Dissolving Room’, ‘Everybody Makes Mistakes’, ‘Winged Life’, ‘Palo Santo’, ‘Rook’ and ‘The Golden Archipelago’ as well as an EP entitled Thieves and a split album with Okkervil River entitled Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral.
Beginning at some point in 2005, Will Sheff lessened his role in the band. Jonathan Meiburg wrote the entirety of Palo Santo. As a biologist, Jonathan has a particular perspective. The songs of Palo Santo were partly written at the Galápagos Islands in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. And he evolves with beautiful ‘pictures’ of nature at Rook.
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Winged Life
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lastfmfatale wrote:
Latest album is killer.
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anch_io wrote:
New album is probably the best yet - and I really loved The Rook...
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uOla167 wrote:
I think I just made an interesting discovery. [2]
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YuKillHer wrote:
I think I just made an interesting discovery.
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Pukkkk wrote:
this album is good! :D thanx shearwater!!!
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DrewdaJew wrote:
HOLY FUCK. this album.
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TheHochhaus wrote:
new album is a freakin' adventure park. so, no edvuxas, just no.
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jkade wrote:
NPR is streaming the whole album now: http://www.npr.org/2012/02/05/146083321/first-listen-shearwater-animal-joy?sc=tw&cc=twmp
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mister_magpie wrote:
new album is pretty much perfect
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edvuxas wrote:
New record is boring. I loved last record.
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laurence2174 wrote:
animal joy is stunning
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TheHochhaus wrote:
I have to wait for the vinyl till 20.2. (but probably it will stay great till then:)
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anemonlaut wrote:
great new album
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CaptainJazzy wrote:
New album is really good.
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StormandStatic wrote:
This is pretty great.
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Esenaka wrote:
adore their music!
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BelovedArchon wrote:
new songs on Animal Joy seems to be poppy and fun, so far very enjoyable
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jkade wrote:
Preorders at SubPop net you five demos (the first four songs on the album plus a non-album track, "Escape from Holy Mountain") and, uh, stickers. They are also donating $2 per presale to the Audubon Society on behalf of the band. Which is pretty classy.
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mister_magpie wrote:
not a big fan of the album cover, but so far so good on the tracks.
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GingerDang wrote:
They really are quite brilliant
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Black Cat, Washington DC, United States
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Sharon van Etten
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro NC, United States
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News
Why I Love My (New) Home
22 Apr 2011 | from shearwater.flux-rad.com
Our promised big news at last: we’ve signed to Seattle’s Sub
Pop records. We’re proud to be joining their excellent roster, and
excited about the new album we start recording in a few short
weeks.
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Looking Ahead
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The Island Arc Performance
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East for the Winter, New Sounds in Tow
20 Oct 2010 | from shearwater.flux-rad.com
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