We will be playing one of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts tomorrow, October 16th, at 4:30PM. This means that we’ll be huddled around Bob Boilen’s desk, playing a few acoustic versions of songs from Rook. It’s good to be on the road in America again, especially since this probably marks the end of this year’s major touring in the USA. The fall colors are beautiful here in the northeast. UPDATED: NPR has this performance archived here.
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Guilty as charged. (JM)
Bowie would have approved. He certainly would have thought that performing the Berlin Trilogy was a gutsy move.
Haha - They have never heard that Bowie called himself a Tasteful Thief' then!
I don't hear it myself (not a criticism, I love Bowie and Shearwater, obviously.) I hear more Talk Talk, even Van Morrison... there is one Shearwater song that sounds a LOT like a Van Morrison song from Veedon Fleece... whatever, all musicians are magpies.. Keep on borrowing if you have to, the music is fantastic...
I can't believe you're spending ALL your time ripping off POPULAR music like African Night Flight and Repetition. Talk about taking the cheap and easy way to success! Humph!
and I bet the fact that you executed the covers better than Bowie ever could makes the angry crowd even more upset. 😅💗
Ha!😂
Hang on, Shearwater isn't David Bowie!?!? Next you'll be telling me Animal Collective aren't really Marc Bolan!?!?
Don't worry everyone Shearwater will gets theirs in return. I saw this guy on YouTube named Jon Meiburg totally ripping off Shearwater songs. What goes around comes around. 🙃
Shearwater does Lodger was actually my introduction to Lodger though I was already a Bowie fan, but they made that music so much more accessible to my "dumb" ears and now I have a strong appreciation for both. Plus, I met one of my best friends through that album!
I account for a larger percentage of the views on the stop dragging my heart around cover than one person should.
if they're trying to out bands influenced by bowie, they got a full time job ahead of them. pfffft. THANK YOU for sounding like bowie.
This is a deeply weird list of complaints. Do they...not know what covers are?
That person's grammar, spelling, etc. is atrocious. I think that they're jealous that they aren't Shearwater. I know I am, I just choose to express it differently - by purchasing and enjoying your excellent music.
I never met David Bowie. I have fuck-all knowledge about David Bowie's mindset, and I couldn't possibly predict what David Bowie would or wouldn't say. But c'mon, seriously? If David Bowie wasn't a Shearwater fan the only possible explanation is that he never gave Shearwater a listen.
Lodger encore was among the most glorious moments of my Seattle live-show life. Wow, look, a roomful of people who are down for this. Maybe there is hope for humanity.
some people speak so proud of their ignorance ... if they took the trouble to listen to your entire discography with Shearwater and Loma... I love all the show that you did in homage to the Berlin trilogy like I love all the Shearwater and Loma records 🙌 can't wait for the new music of you
Isn't that first comment on your Tom Petty cover? Are you also not Tom Petty ;)
You could just reply "FAKE NEWZ" I believe you'd be speaking his language
Your covers of the tracks from Lodger I thought were fantastic ! And I am sure Mr Bowie would have appreciated them 😊⚡️⚡️
I am shocked by this! Now I wonder if you even like birds - or is that some marketing ploy too?!
Loved your music for a long time, but for clarity, could you please tell us who else you are not?
life sentence I suppose
Certain of those carpers who aspire to becoming music critics need to learn the difference between "your" ("belonging to you") and "you're" ("you are"). If they're going to be snotty about people, they really do need to be spot on with their spelling, grammar etc.
Wait...whaaaat?
Has.... has this person ever heard of cover songs? Tributes?
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I walked outside this morning and was greeted by Noodle the cat, who agreed that she's rarely been so glad to see the sun. (JM)
She knows!!
Russian Blue? Ours are water artists 😊
Her side-eye game is strong
Has she got a prediction
My cat is also named Noodle
She's a fine looking creature 🙂
And these are the things that keep us going when the world looks very bleak ❤️❤️❤️
Noodle is all of us today...
Noodle is gorgeous. Give her some scratches and pets from a cat lady fan.
Oh my gosh, she looks just like my late angel boy Whiskers. JM isn't just a marvelous artist, he has excellent taste in felines (and politics.)
Noodle’s expression is almost the exactly the same as mine. What are the odds?
Noodlecat!
Bella however , would have liked a few more hours in bed 🤤
When I eventually adopt a cat, I plan on naming it Rook
More cat pics. Had to say goodbye to mine last week and it's tough.
Feline friends (trying to) prevent us from losing our sanity.
It’s going to be a good day!
That there is a mensch, and I'm not talking about the cat. :)
Beautiful cat!
Noodle is so cute 😍
Where is Noodle's bell to protect the birds?
Smart cat palling around with an ornithologist.
i want to pat both of your heads <3
Is noodle an ornithologist as well 😬
