Goodbye 2021–and here’s to 2022, the year of The Great Awakening (cultural pun intended). Thank you to everyone who’s been patiently awaiting the new Shearwater album (… and don’t worry, we haven’t gone all Q on you).
Looking forward to sharing this with the world soon. Watch this space for release details…(!)
JM/SW
Available for preorder now at your friendly local record shop, on your favorite internet music service, and/or at our Bandcamp page.
My old pal Will may look like he's headed for the wilderness, never to return—but he's actually returning from it with a pack of excellent songs. I helped out a little with a few, and he's in top form: wry, funny, mystical, clever, tuneful. If you liked Okkervil River, you'll love this. (JM)
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I'm still busy enjoying "The Great Awakening!"
So psyched about this.
Andrew Beck
As of today, we're delighted to announce that The Great Awakening is finally available everywhere as two beautiful slabs of vinyl, featuring artwork by the great Kahn and Selesnick and design by the legendary Mark Ohe. You can order or locate a copy at shearwater.ffm.to/thegreatawakening (and, of course, we urge you to support local indie stores). Many thanks to everyone who made this album possible. It's wonderful for us to see it out in the world. (JM) #photobombingmycat
It's an Album Of The Week this week on 2BOB RADIO in Australia! Brilliant album, our ears scream thankyou!
Somehow everything is better when we see you posing with your kitty!
Bought it at my local store. Great sound quality and quality packaging overall. Love it!
Incredible album. Might have to buy a second copy!
Great album ❤️
Shearwater cracking album, great recording, production, mastering and pressing
Please tell me this cat will be your opening act on tour. ❤
Deluxe edition with the cat included?
I love my vinyl 🥰
Everyone busy looking at your cat...
Come to Australia please
Good cat.
excellent album <3
was very happy to find a local store with a copy in stock. of course I was there yesterday and didn't see it, so they'll be holding it until I can get back.
….do we get a complimentary feline (such as the one pictured) with each purchase? 😁😁😁
Roel, is 'ie al binnen?
good shit
Vinyl
Love the cat 🥰
UK Post Office say it should arrive tomorrow.
Geeked
Last week, digging through a digital attic, I was surprised to find the demos for Shearwater's Jet Plane and Oxbow—eleven tracks I thought were long gone. Lucas Oswald and I recorded them at his house in San Antonio in January 2013, and I remember making drum loops with a snare and floor tom in his living room, hanging out with his Corgi, Rory (who appears on one track) and playing a guitar we called Mr. Noodle—an off-brand strat with a scalloped-fret neck. (It was weird, but fun once you got used to it.)
Four songs made it to the album, but the other seven are roads not taken, and it's funny to hear them nine years later. I'm not sure why we didn't keep after a few; maybe we just wanted a heavier sound for that album. But I like them all: 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.
I just posted them to my Patreon page. If you'd like to hear them, too, I'll send them to anyone who signs up this week. (JM)
Patreon.com/jonathanmeiburg.
This guy would really like to hear that.
Love the songs, especially Munich... It reminded me of a theme from a film I saw many years ago, Southern Comfort, from 1981 I think, and a theme which has stuck in my head ever since I heard it, very catchy like Munich.....
Best album ever
I'm curious about the album art...
Deal! I’m in.
Can we buy at Bandcamp some day?
Ocarina solo!!
Done!
Oh shiiiit
Done!
