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Friday, July 29, 2022

The Great Awakening retail release and shipping update

Dear Friends,

I hope this finds you well. Here are three items that might interest you:

1) The Great Awakening retail release

As of today, The Great Awakening has hit retail stores in both LP and CD.

Pick up a copy at your local record store or the usual online suspects!

2) The Great Awakening limited release shipping update​
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​The good news: I’ve just spoken with our shipping partner, and the last copies of the limited-edition signed CDs and LPs we sold through Bandcamp will be mailed out shortly.

The not-so-good news: More copies of the 2xLP were damaged in transit to us than we expected—so we ended up selling nine more copies than we have available.
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If you are one of the last nine people who ordered the LP, you’ll hear from us – but rest assured that you will receive both a full refund and one of the damaged copies. They’re still playable, and look fine – but the top seam of the jacket was split in transit.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at contact@shearwatermusic.com.

3) Jet Plane and Oxbow demos found

Last week, digging through a digital attic, I was surprised to find the demos for Shearwater’s 2016 album Jet Plane and Oxbow—eleven tracks I thought were long gone.

Four songs made it to the album, but the other seven are roads not taken, and it’s funny to hear them now; I’m not sure why we didn’t keep after a few. They’re more like sketches than paintings, but you can hear what they’re going to be, or might have been.

And as always, there are moments I wish had survived to the finished product. (Probably good we didn’t keep that ocarina solo, though.)

Here’s the tracklist:

  1. Prime
  2. A Long Time Away
  3. Lalibela
  4. White Diamond
  5. Yalla Yalla
  6. Wildlife in America
  7. Family No More
  8. Evidence
  9. Husking a Shadow
  10. Munich
  11. Stray Light at Clouds Hill

Unfortunately, we can’t sell them on Bandcamp—but I’ve just posted them to my Patreon page.

If you’d like to hear them, I’ll send them to anyone who signs up before August 1.

With thanks, as always, for keeping us going—

JM / SW

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2 weeks ago

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Great to see my old pal Will in fine form with his excellent new band last night—and some really cool and interesting takes on some of the old songs we used to play together back at the turn of the century. (JM) ... See MoreSee Less

Great to see my old pal Will in fine form with his excellent new band last night—and some really cool and interesting takes on some of the old songs we used to play together back at the turn of the century. (JM)
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A bucketload of talent in that photo right there…

Two absolute legends! See you tomorrow i Denmark, Will

So lucky to have seen you play together few years ago at Bowery Ballroom 👍

Legends of the folk!

Folk Rock's answer to Ebony and Ivory.

Co-headlining show and play Lost Coastlines….pretty please!

Special meet-up !

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2 months ago

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Today! Quarantine Music is now available on all of your favorite streaming platforms.

While we were making The Great Awakening, we also recorded a parallel album—a set of eight long, atmospheric instrumentals called Quarantine Music.

As of today, it's available on streaming services. (Though it's been living quietly on our Bandcamp page for a while).

With a runtime of almost four hours, Quarantine Music is an ambient record in the classic sense: it rewards a close listen, but doesn't insist on your attention. I think of it musical equivalent of a friend reading a book in the corner. Or a place where your mind can wander, and get pleasantly lost.

Links are here to your favorite music outlets:

Parts I-IV: Shearwater.lnk.to/QM-I-IV
Parts V-VIII: Shearwater.lnk.to/QM-V-VIII

Track list:

I. Winter Morning Meltdown
II. Europan Benthic Detritivore
III. Empty Memory Palace
IV. Brazen Victory Blues
V. Two Sleepless Nights: April / May
VI. Thin Place Journals
VII. Blue Forest Overture
VIII. Under Ancient Eyes
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Today! Quarantine Music is now available on all of your favorite streaming platforms.

While we were making The Great Awakening, we also recorded a parallel album—a set of eight long, atmospheric instrumentals called Quarantine Music.  

As of today, its available on streaming services. (Though its been living quietly on our Bandcamp page for a while). 

With a runtime of almost four hours, Quarantine Music is an ambient record in the classic sense: it rewards a close listen, but doesnt insist on your attention. I think of it musical equivalent of a friend reading a book in the corner. Or a place where your mind can wander, and get pleasantly lost.  

Links are here to your favorite music outlets:

Parts I-IV: https://Shearwater.lnk.to/QM-I-IV
Parts V-VIII: https://Shearwater.lnk.to/QM-V-VIII

Track list: 

I. Winter Morning Meltdown 
II. Europan Benthic Detritivore 
III. Empty Memory Palace
IV. Brazen Victory Blues
V. Two Sleepless Nights:  April / May
VI. Thin Place Journals
VII. Blue Forest Overture
VIII. Under Ancient Eyes
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Nice! I think streaming services are a natural home for them. Hopefully the algorithm is kind.

I love it. When is the 16 record long deluxe album dropping? 😎😎😆😆😎😎

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2 months ago

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Last month, I sent Patreon friends a holiday gift: the demos that became Animal Joy. A few have appeared before, but it's fun to hear them all in one place (a decade later).

Unlike the demos for Jet Plane and Oxbow, these are very bare-bones: mostly me and drummer Cully Symington bashing away in a grim rehearsal space in Austin. These demos got us dropped from Matador—and signed to Sub Pop.

If you'd like to hear them, I'll give them to anyone who subscribes in the next week at patreon.com/jonathanmeiburg . (JM)
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Last month, I sent Patreon friends a holiday gift: the demos that became Animal Joy.  A few have appeared before, but its fun to hear them all in one place (a decade later).

Unlike the demos for Jet Plane and Oxbow, these are very bare-bones: mostly me and drummer Cully Symington bashing away in a grim rehearsal space in Austin. These demos got us dropped from Matador—and signed to Sub Pop. 

If youd like to hear them, Ill give them to anyone who subscribes in the next week at patreon.com/jonathanmeiburg .  (JM)Image attachment
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This "dropped by Matador" story sounds interesting. Also, I love Animal Joy. "Dread Sovereign" is probably my favorite Shearwater song.

Thank you for posting a reminder about this, I had forgotten to download them in December! I am currently listening to the Most Remarkable Creature audiobook <3

Oh gosh I’ve been listening to Animal Joy a bit this season. I’d love to hear the demos!

I love those demos, glad you're sharing them!

One of my all time favourite albums. Although as time has gone on, JPAO may. Have actually surpassed it.

I'll always defend Believing Makes It Easy as my favorite song ever, and hearing it's demo is enlightening. Such a great demo tape!

“…me and drummer Cully Symington bashing away in a grim rehearsal space in Austin. These demos got us dropped from Matador—and signed to Sub Pop.” Might be my most favourite quote this week.

Whoa, awesome! What tier gets this?

One of my favorite albums that exists. And “I’m So Glad” is one of those B-sides I really really wish were on every version of the record.

Animal Joy is my favorite Shearwater album for in the car.

That’s the stuff I like.

Please go support JM on Patreon if you don’t already! He posts wonderful things like this as well as updates on where in the world Jonathan Meiburg currently exists. His posts are always a good read and helping an artist continue to follow their muse is a worthy cause.

In a strange coincidence, or a crazy random happenstance, I just watched a documentary about Sub Pop on a show called Dark Side of the 90’s. It’s an interesting story!

How a record label would ever drop JM and Co is mind boggling. Kick rocks, Matador. I got you, JM. Animal Joy rips, btw.

Also, Matador is wack for that js. 😬

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