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Meiburg and Will Sheff, who began their collaboration as members of the critically lauded Okkervil River, founded Shearwater in 1999-2000 as an outlet for quieter songs on which the two were working. But it wasn't long before Shearwater turned into something else. 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, cementing Shearwater as a band capable of tendering moments of both credible rock and thunderous noise. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Howard Draper plus tours and support dates with the Mountain Goats, Akron/Family and Blonde Redhead hardened Shearwater from a casual ensemble into a tightly focused rock band. Subsequent albums 'Everybody Makes Mistakes', 'Winged Life' and the EP 'Thieves' have found Meiburg's elegant melodies and striking voice increasingly at the center.

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	MPFree: The Impossible Shapes - 'Hey!' Artist: The Impossible Shapes Song: "Hey!" Sounds like: Elf Power, Shearwater
	Shearwater Flying High; Taking 'Rook' on Tour You might say Shearwater are for the birds: Frontman Jonathan Meiburg is an ornithologist when he's not offering up Jeff Buckley-esque vocal warblings, and the Austin, Texas, indie …Read More
	SXSW '08: Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater and more Our photographer Nash Cook has been shooting photos at places like Mohawk and the Beauty Bar down in Austin. Feast your eyes on his latest set, which includes Tokyo …Read More
	SXSW '08: Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater and more Our photographer Nash Cook has been taking live photos at places like Mohawk and the Beauty Bar down in Austin. Here's a photo set from yesterday that includes …Read More

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MPFree: The Impossible Shapes - 'Hey!'

1 yr 6 mos ago

Artist: The Impossible ShapesSong: "Hey!" Sounds like: Elf Power, ShearwaterDownload hereThe Indiana
indie-rockers are releasing their seventh full-length album, The Impossible Shapes, on June 19. The
effort is almost "impossible" not to love – check… Read more

Shearwater Flying High; Taking 'Rook' on Tour

1 yr 7 mos ago

You might say Shearwater are for the birds: Frontman Jonathan Meiburg is an ornithologist when he's
not offering up Jeff Buckley-esque vocal warblings, and the Austin, Texas, indie band's upcoming
album, Rook, is named after a type of crow. Rook is d… Read more

SXSW '08: Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater and more

1 yr 8 mos ago Comments (3)

Our photographer Nash Cook has been taking live photos at places like Mohawk and the Beauty Bar down
in Austin. Here's a photo set from yesterday that includes Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater, A Place to
Bury Strangers and much more. Why go to Austin w… Read more

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	SXSW '08: Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater and more Our photographer Nash Cook has been shooting photos at places like Mohawk and the Beauty Bar down in Austin. Feast your eyes on his latest set, which includes Tokyo Police Club, Shearwater, A Place to…