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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Preorder The Great Awakening now

Starting at 9 AM EDT today, the new Shearwater album The Great Awakening—our first in six years—will be available for pre-order here. A limited number of signed 180-gram vinyl 2xLPs and CDs can also be found for sale on our Bandcamp page.

The album will be officially released in digital, CD, and standard-weight 2xLP formats on June 10th, through all the usual channels—and of course, we’re always happiest if you order it through your local record store (it’s been a rough couple of years for them).

The Great Awakening album cover

At nearly an hour, The Great Awakening is certainly the longest Shearwater album, and friends have said it might also be the best. We’ve never worked harder on one. It’s lush and strange, and a feast for your ears—and to me, at least, it evokes older versions of the band even as it goes places we haven’t been before.

Many of you supported the campaign that funded the album’s production, for which we’re more than grateful. Shaping it with producer/engineer Dan Duszynski helped keep us all saner in the long months of 2020-21, and the thought that we were making something other people wanted to hear helped us feel (much) less alone.

2) Live shows?

Once upon a time, an announcement like this would come with tour dates. That’s not the world we’re in right now, alas, but we’re looking at options for some kind of live performance(s) within the next year. We’ll keep you posted.

3) First single, “Xenarthran,” and a video

The Great Awakening‘s first single, “Xenarthran,” premieres on YouTube, also at 9AM Eastern today. It was filmed and directed by our friend Emily Cross (of Loma and Cross Record).

4) Paperback Writer

Lastly: my book, A Most Remarkable Creature, was just released in paperback by Vintage in the US and UK. I’m proud to say that it restores an end-parenthesis that snuck out of the hardcover edition when I wasn’t looking, and that it has 100% more Ecuador labeled on the map of South America. (I’ve also started work on a new book—but that’s a story for another day.) You can learn more and find links to order it here.

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4 days ago

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ICYMI - We released a new single, Aqaba, from our upcoming album, The Great Awakening! Watch the full video and add it to your streaming playlists: shearwater.ffm.to/aqaba

You can pre-order the album (LP, CD, digital) here: shearwater.ffm.to/thegreatawakening

Our friend, Bryan C. Parker took a bunch of promo photos for the record out on the ranch. We can't use all of them, so we thought we'd share a nice outtake.
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ICYMI - We released a new single, Aqaba, from our upcoming album, The Great Awakening! Watch the full video and add it to your streaming playlists: shearwater.ffm.to/aqaba 

You can pre-order the album (LP, CD, digital) here:  https://shearwater.ffm.to/thegreatawakening

Our friend, Bryan C. Parker took a bunch of promo photos for the record out on the ranch. We cant use all of them, so we thought wed share a nice outtake.
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I want to pre-order the vinyl! I missed out on the 180 g deal.

Any CD version in the offing? I am so psyched for your new album . I am in love with all of your albums. I like to have hard copies but if digital is the only format I will deal with it.

I feel honored to have helped fund and support you in this....received my signed CD earlier this week and it's on round the clock rotation here!

This album release is the most important date marked on my calendar!

Just listened and loved it. Between this, and Loma, you're putting out the best music I can imagine. I hear all my favourite bands in there as influences, especially Blue Nile, Talk Talk, Cocteau Twins, etc. Album ordered and I cant wait to hear it in full...and then, hopefully, live.

Love you man and i love the way you manage the crossover from your passion and music i can so relate to you. I hope the new album is a great success you deserve and the band of course.

The vinyl may be (slightly) delayed but I am waiting patiently and deliberately not listening to any of it until then! I know it'll be awesome... 😊

Fantastic! Patiently waiting for the album release.

Steven Wilson includes this track in his all-time top 100 in his newly-published memoir, A Limited Edition Of One.

Great song !

Cant wait

Love seeing your face! ^_^

Lovely🥰

Beautiful 👌

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What a beautiful photo 🤗

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2 weeks ago

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Friends, it's Bandcamp Friday! If you have not pre-ordered The Great Awakening, this is a great day to do so. We have a swiftly dwindling number of signed CDs (86 as of this post). Thank you so much for your support, as always.

shearwater.bandcamp.com

If you are looking for The Great Awakening LP, the first edition signed copies are sold out, but you can pre-order the standard double LP via this link or at your favorite local record store: shearwater.ffm.to/thegreatawakening
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Friends, its Bandcamp Friday! If you have not pre-ordered The Great Awakening, this is a great day to do so. We have a swiftly dwindling number of signed CDs (86 as of this post). Thank you so much for your support, as always.

shearwater.bandcamp.com

If you are looking for The Great Awakening LP, the first edition signed copies are sold out, but you can pre-order the standard double LP via this link or at your favorite local record store: https://shearwater.ffm.to/thegreatawakening
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Yes, postage from the US is pretty crazy these days - don’t we know it! If you’d prefer to pre-order locally, that is an excellent option! Local options should be in that second link we provided, or you can always order from your local indie record store.

Sorry I was about to order but the shipping to England and taxes are more than the cost of the CD. I’ll wait until it’s released here and forgo a signed copy ☹️

the postage to norway is so insane high 🙁

Hi Belinda, you can preorder from Manchester, www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=143272

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3 weeks ago

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This review made our day yesterday - thanks, NPR Music!

www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/04/27/1095020603/shearwater-aqaba?fbclid=IwAR1MQVASVVp23AIZ...
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Heartache never sounded more beautiful.
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Beautiful. Super bummed I missed out on the first run of vinyl. Will there be more vinyl later?

Absolutely stunning song! Just love it. Have seen you play many times and can’t wait for the album! Description of Jonathan’s voice is just so accurate and it’s a voice that could never be confused.

That song is absolutely mesmerising, love it. Great review

What a beautiful track, looking forward to hearing the whole album.

John 👌🏻

This sums it up perfectly: Few singers have a voice that can melt the universe quite like Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg. Congratulations on a well deserved review to all!

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