Archive for the ‘Shearwater’ Category

Shearwater on the mind.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Shearwaters are medium-sized, long-winged birds, part of the family Procellariidae. Elegant even by avian standards, many of their ilk are long-distance migrants and long-lived. Their flight is remarkable in its gliding ease and grace, and the length of its migrations spans hemispheres. It's rare to be able ...

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Interview: Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Released June 3, Rook is Austin-based Shearwater's first proper release on Matador Records, following a reissue of Palo Santo, originally released on Misra Records in 2006. Rook continues the band's sonic evolution from what resembled field recordings on its early releases to near-art rock topped with Meiburg's alternately cooing ...

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