SHEARWATER (BAND)

'Shearwater' is an indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 2001.

Contents

History

More information

Discography

Albums

Split albums

EPs

References

External links

History

Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, who began their collaboration as members of the critically lauded Okkervil River, founded Shearwater in 2001 as an outlet for quieter songs on which the two were working.
Shearwater's debut, ''The Dissolving Room'', introduced Meiburg's now ex-wife Kim Burke on upright bass; shortly after, drummer and vibraphonist Thor Harris joined the band.
The addition of multi-instrumentalist Howard Draper plus tours and support dates with The Mountain Goats, Akron/Family and Blonde Redhead brought them exposure. Shearwater developed their music through several initial albums such as ''Everybody Makes Mistakes'' and ''Winged Life'', as well as the ''Thieves'' EP.
In May of 2006, Shearwater released their fourth full-length album, ''Palo Santo'', to much acclaim from critics and fans.^[1]

More information

★ Meiburg is a graduate student in ornithology, the study of birds. Shearwater actually is the name for a type of medium-sized seabird that is also shown on the cover of ''Winged Life''.

Discography

Albums

★ ''The Dissolving Room'' - 2001 / Grey Flat

★ ''Everybody Makes Mistakes'' - 2002 / Misra

★ ''Winged Life'' - 2004 / Misra

★ ''Palo Santo'' - 2006 / Misra

Split albums

★ ''Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral'' - 2004 / Jound / CD Split with Okkervil River

EPs

★ ''Thieves'' - 2005 / Misra / EP

References

1. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/shearwater-palo-santo/

External links

★ Official website

★ NPR Song of the Day

★ Austin Chronicle Feature