Shearwater News

We're in the dog days of summer when it comes to new album releases. Not much great stuff has come to be noticed, so rather than force five new albums I'm gonna recommend three this round: 1. UNKLE , End ...

From " Sunset Boulevard " to " Mulholland Drive " and beyond, most movies revolving around Hollywood hopefuls portray the greater Los Angeles area as a soulless cesspool into which the hordes can't help but ...

Go, go, go, said the bird: human kind Cannot bear very much reality. -- T.S. Eliot , Four Quartets , "Burnt Norton" Otherwise interesting people* -- presidential candidates of world historical importance, for ...

More than 150 years ago, a birdwatcher on a trip to the Falkland Islands scribbled down some notes about the behavior of a winged creature that sailors called the Johnny Rook.

The Beach Boys , U.S. Singles Collection 1962-1965 . Another dismal example of how the harmony-laced music of the Beach Boys can be whored out.

Music Jonathan Meiburg and Shara Worden are the king and queen of fragile rock, from their lyrics to the eclectic instruments that complement them, including hammered dulcimer, harp, and kalimba.

Since beginning as a parallel project to Austin's Okkervil River, Shearwater has evolved into a striking band in its own right, weaving intricate instrumentation into highly melodic songs filled with poetic, ...

No longer a cloistered chamber-folk band, Shearwater follows the startling variety of 2006's Palo Santo with their even more stimulating fifth album.

Indie folk-rockers Okkervil River have lined up a fall tour behind the September release of the band's fifth studio album, "The Stand Ins." The Texas group will kick off the run Sept.

What a difference a week makes. This first week of June is full of delectable delights for the ears, as a good three or four of them will undoubtably see some year end list action.

Each Tuesday stop by Muzzle of Bees for our recommended purchases for the week. Here are the albums we suggest for the release date of June 3rd: Artist: Centro-matic /South San Gabriel Album: Dual Hawks Label: ...

Shearwater at Austin's The Parish Better Than: The last several Okkervil River shows I've seen.

Prior to 2006, the line on Shearwater was that they were the gentler side-project to Okkervil River on account of the shared principals in Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff.

Shearwater , an indie rock band from Austin, Texas, has a somewhat kooky aesthetic - frontman Jonathan Meiburg writes intelligent, cryptic songs about nature, has a Masters in geology, and obsesses over birds ...

Shearwater Move Their Rook Out Wednesday May 21, 2008 @ 06:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Shearwater Austin, Texas art rock band Shearwater are gearing up for the June 3 release of their fifth album, Rook, ...

Shearwater hooked us into their new material with the lovely, melancholic, horn-threaded, feather-and-ambulance-themed lead track " Rooks " and now they've got us with the "Rooks" b-side as well. via Stereogum

It wasn't all that surprising to read yesterday that Jonathan Meiburg was surrendering his duties in Okkervil River to focus solely on Shearwater . via Muzzle of Bees

“This is just a logical extension of the way things have been going since Palo Santo ”

Okkervil River add dates all the way in November Photo by Kathryn Yu In an interview with Pitchfork news in late March, Shearwater frontman and Okkervil River keyboardist Jonathan Meiburg spoke of his ... via Pitchfork

From familiar faces to new talent, SXSW had something for everyone From side-street concerts that lined the downtown area to rooftop extravaganzas held on apartment buildings, the week and a half long South by ... via The Shorthorn

After Matador's '07 reissue of the critically acclaimed 'Palo Santo', we've been waiting & wondering about the next Shearwater full-length. We're happy to report the resulting LP/CD 'Rook', not only lives up to ... via Brooklynvegan