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词条 Shearwater (band)
释义

  1. History

      Early years    Matador Records    Sub Pop Records  

  2. Discography

      Albums    Splits    EPs  

  3. Timeline

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Shearwater
| image = Shearwater The Fleece Bristol 5.2.14.jpg
| caption = Shearwater in 2014
| alt = Shearwater at The Fleece in Bristol in 2014
| image_size = 225
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = Austin, Texas
| genre = Indie rock, psychedelic folk, folk rock
| years_active = 1999–present
| label = Misra, Matador, Sub Pop
| associated_acts = Okkervil River, Blue Water White Death, Whu Gnu, Swans, Angels of Light
| website = {{URL|shearwatermusic.com}}
| current_members = Jonathan Meiburg
Lucas Oswald
Emily Lee
Sadie Powers
Josh Halpern
| past_members = Kimberly Burke
Thor Harris
Will Sheff
Christiaan Mader
Mitch Billeaud
Howard Draper
Jordan Geiger
Kevin Schneider
Danny Reisch
Abram Shook
Jesca Hoop
}}Shearwater is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas, led by multi-instrumentalist and lead singer Jonathan Meiburg,[1] a singer-songwriter. The band's music is notable for its imagery based in nature, cerebral yet intimate melodic songs, as well as Meiburg's vocals.[2][3]

History

Early years

In 1999, Okkervil River band members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff founded Shearwater as an outlet for quieter songs on which they were collaborating. The band's name comes from the shearwater, a tribe of seabirds related to petrels and albatrosses. Meiburg, who holds a master's degree in geography with a focus on ornithology, picked the name mostly for the sound of the word.[4]

Shearwater's debut, The Dissolving Room, introduced Kim Burke on upright bass; shortly after, drummer and vibraphonist Thor Harris joined the band. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Howard Draper plus tours and support dates with The Mountain Goats, Akron/Family and Blonde Redhead brought them exposure. Shearwater continued to produce music under this lineup in Everybody Makes Mistakes (2002) and Winged Life (2004), as well as the Thieves EP (2005).

In May 2006, Shearwater released Palo Santo, their fourth full-length album and last to be released on Misra Records, to much acclaim from critics and fans.[5][6] The song "Red Sea, Black Sea," was featured as an NPR Song of the Day.[7] NPR's Stephen Thompson subsequently named Palo Santo as the best album of 2006.[8] Although Sheff appeared as an instrumentalist for the recording of Palo Santo, the album's songs were composed and sung entirely by Meiburg, as the band felt that the songs that Meiburg had written were best suited for the project. Sheff then left the band to concentrate on other projects.[9]

Matador Records

Midway through the tour for Palo Santo, the band was notified by Misra Records that they would be unable to continue to distribute Shearwater's music. Meiburg personally emailed the owner of Matador Records, Gerard Cosloy, who subsequently signed Shearwater to a multi-album deal. On April 10, 2007, Shearwater released a two-disc edition of Palo Santo which featured five re-recorded tracks, remastered versions of the other six tracks, as well as a bonus disc of outtakes from the original sessions. Meiburg had felt that the original Palo Santo suffered from "murkiness", and could be improved upon in the studio.[10]

Matador Records released the album Rook on June 3, 2008.[11] On the tour that followed, Shearwater opened for Clinic and later Coldplay. Additional touring accompanists were added at that time: Jordan Geiger of Hospital Ships and Minus Story (on cornet, synthesizer, and percussion) and Kevin Schneider of Black Before Red (on keyboard, bass, and guitar) replaced Howard Draper.

On February 23, 2010, Shearwater released their sixth album, The Golden Archipelago,[12] which the band produced with John Congleton.[13] The band toured extensively behind the record in 2010, with an international tours in the spring[14] (with Wye Oak and Hospital Ships opening) and additional U.S. dates in the fall[15] (with special guest Damien Jurado). The Golden Archipelago concluded the band's Island Arc trilogy, a project also encompassing Palo Santo and Rook.[16]

On November 6, 2010, the band released an instrumental album, Shearwater is Enron, via Bandcamp.[17] The album was recorded in the spring of 2010 and includes live material recorded at a performance under the pseudonym "Enron." It introduces some textures not traditionally associated with the band, such as electronic drum tracks and squalling guitar rock. Members of Wye Oak and Hospital Ships assist on the live tracks.[18]

Sub Pop Records

In February 2012, a new full-length album called Animal Joy was released.[19] It was Shearwater's first record with Sub Pop Records.[16][20] The record signaled a new chapter for the band after the conclusion of the Island trilogy, as the album included more rock elements.[21] Following the release of the album, the band opened for the North American tour of Sharon Van Etten.[22]

In 2013, Fellow Travelers was released on Sub Pop, a Shearwater album consisting entirely of cover songs by bands that Shearwater had toured with.[23] Each band that was covered on the album was also invited to play on the album, under the condition that they could not play on their own song.[24]

The band's last record Jet Plane and Oxbow was released on Sub Pop January 22, 2016.[25][26] Frequent collaborator, producer Danny Reisch, worked on the album, as did composer Brian Reitzell, Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner, drummer Cully Symington, Howard Draper, and regular band members Jesca Hoop, Lucas Oswald, and Abram Shook.[27][28]

Discography

Albums

  • 2001: The Dissolving Room (Grey Flat)
  • 2002: Everybody Makes Mistakes (Misra Records)
  • 2004: Winged Life (Misra Records)
  • 2006: Palo Santo (Misra Records)
  • 2007: Palo Santo: Expanded Edition (Matador Records)
  • 2008: Rook (Matador Records)
  • 2010: The Golden Archipelago (Matador Records)
  • 2010: Shearwater Is Enron (self-released)[17]
  • 2011: Excerpts from The Island Arc Live (self-released)
  • 2012: Animal Joy (Sub Pop Records)
  • 2013: Fellow Travelers (Sub Pop Records)
  • 2014: Missing Islands: Demos and Outtakes 2007–2012 (self-released)
  • 2016: Jet Plane and Oxbow (Sub Pop Records)
  • 2016: Shearwater Plays Lodger (self-released)
  • 2016: Rook: Live at Florence Gould Hall (self-released)
  • 2016: Live in St. Malo 2010 (self-released)
  • 2017: Sky Is a Blank Screen: Live Recordings 2016 (self-released)

Splits

  • 2004: Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral by Shearwater/Okkervil River (Jound)
  • 2013: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around/A Wake for the Minotaur by Shearwater & Sharon Van Etten[29]
  • 2014: Stay/Novacane by Low/Shearwater

EPs

  • 2005: Thieves (Misra Records)
  • 2008: The Snow Leopard EP (Matador Records)

Timeline

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References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Swaminathan|first1=Nikhil|title=Birdman/Bandman: A Q&A with Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birdman-bandman-shearwater-jonathan-meiburg/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Scientific American|date=4 August 2008}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Gendron|first1=Bob|title=Shearwater combines power, peacefulness|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-06/entertainment/ct-live-0406-shearwater-review-20100406_1_okkervil-river-shearwater-jonathan-meiburg|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|date=6 April 2010}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Jennifer|title=Animal Spirits: an Interview with Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg|url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/154186-animal-spirits-an-interview-with-shearwaters-jonathan-meiburg/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=PopMatters|date=14 February 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://10000birds.com/interview-jonathan-meiburg-of-shearwater.htm|title=Interview: Jonathan Meiburg of ‘Shearwater’|last=Moores|first=Charlie|year=2009|work=10,000 Birds|accessdate=15 August 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20100105031724/http://10000birds.com/interview-jonathan-meiburg-of-shearwater.htm|archivedate=5 January 2010|df=}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=Critics' Choice: New CDs; Shearwater Palo Santo (Misra)|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EEDE1F3EF93AA15756C0A9609C8B63|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=The New York Times|date=29 May 2006}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=Music Review; Shearwater's Songs Stretch From the Heavens to the Deep Sea|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/08/arts/music/08shea.html|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=The New York Times|date=8 July 2006}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Yu|first1=Kathryn|title=Telling Tales of Stormy Seas|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5324264|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=NPR Music|date=5 April 2006}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Stephen|title=Songs of the Year: Top 10 CDs of 2006|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6660262|accessdate=26 May 2016|work=NPR Music|date=25 December 2006}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Haupt|first1=Melanie|title=Transcendentalism: Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg wants you to listen, but you can't sing along|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2006-05-12/364659/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=12 May 2006}}
10. ^https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/6593-shearwater/
11. ^{{cite news|last1=Takacs|first1=Lou|title=Interview: Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater|url=http://auralstates.com/2008/06/interview-jonathan-meiburg-of-shearwater.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611235619/http://auralstates.com/2008/06/interview-jonathan-meiburg-of-shearwater.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=11 June 2008|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Aural States|date=10 June 2008}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Dustin|title=Shearwater – The Golden Archipelago|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/02/shearwater-the-golden-archipelago/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=American Songwriter|date=24 February 2010}}
13. ^{{cite news|last1=Van Meter|first1=William|title=Now Listening: Shearwater’s "The Golden Archipelago"|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/now-listening-shearwaters-the-golden-archipelago/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=The New York Times|date=1 March 2010}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/01/shearwater_-_ne.html|title=Shearwater – new album, MP3 & 2010 Tour Dates w/ Wye Oak & Hospital Ships (Bowery Ballroom)|date=13 January 2010|work=Brooklyn Vegan|accessdate=21 November 2010}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/11/shearwater_on_t.html|title=Shearwater on tour, released some new stuff|work=Brooklyn Vegan|date=8 November 2010|accessdate=21 November 2010}}
16. ^{{cite news|last1=Hoinski|first1=Michael|title=Shearwater Celebrate New CD With Hometown Gig in Austin|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/shearwater-celebrate-new-cd-with-hometown-gig-in-austin-20120305|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Rolling Stone|date=5 March 2012}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://shearwater.bandcamp.com/album/shearwater-is-enron|title="Shearwater is Enron" by Shearwater|work=Bandcamp|date=6 November 2010|accessdate=21 November 2010}}
18. ^{{cite web|last1=Hann|first1=Kaylen|title=Shearwater Shearwater is ENRON|url=http://cokemachineglow.com/records/shearwater-shearwaterisenron-2010/|website=Coke Machine Glow|accessdate=19 October 2015|date=19 November 2010}}
19. ^{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Stephen|title=First Listen: Shearwater, 'Animal Joy'|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/02/05/146083321/first-listen-shearwater-animal-joy|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=NPR|date=5 February 2012}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sub_pop_records_now_with_100_more_shearwater|title=Sub Pop Records: Now with 100% More Shearwater|work=Sub Pop Records|accessdate=25 November 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231924/http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sub_pop_records_now_with_100_more_shearwater|archivedate=2 December 2013|df=}}
21. ^{{cite news|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Album Of The Week: Shearwater Animal Joy|url=http://www.stereogum.com/951392/album-of-the-week-shearwater-animal-joy/franchises/album-of-the-week/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Stereogum|date=14 February 2012}}
22. ^{{cite web|last1=Pelly|first1=Jenn|title=Watch Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater Cover "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/45735-watch-sharon-van-etten-and-shearwater-cover-stop-draggin-my-heart-around/|date=13 March 2012|website=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=19 October 2015}}
23. ^{{cite news|last1=Schaefer|first1=John|title=Shearwater: Grandiose And Operatic Pop|url=http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/shearwater-in-studio/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=WNYC Soundcheck|date=31 March 2014}}
24. ^{{cite news|last1=Humphries|first1=Stephen|title=Track-by-Track: Shearwater on "Fellow Travelers" - The Complete Interview Jonathan Meiburg on the Band's Ninth Album (Web Exclusive)|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/track-by-track_shearwater_on_fellow_travelers_-_the_complete_interview/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=Under the Radar|date=27 November 2013}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=Playlist: Shearwater – The Snow Leopard|url=http://www.kexp.org/playlist/2014/12/16/1PM/0100|website=KEXP-FM|accessdate=19 October 2015|date=16 December 2014}}
26. ^{{Cite web|title = Jet Plane and Oxbow – Shearwater|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/jet-plane-and-oxbow-mw0002893641|website = AllMusic|access-date = 2016-01-25}}
27. ^{{cite news|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Oxbow, Share "Quiet Americans"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/61699-shearwater-announce-new-album-jet-plane-and-oxbow-share-quiet-americans/|accessdate=20 October 2015|work=Pitchfork Media|date=20 October 2015}}
28. ^{{cite web|last1=Azerrad|first1=Michael|last2=Meiburg|first2=Jonathan|title=Michael Azerrad vs. Jonathan Meiburg on Jet Plane and Oxbow|url=https://subpop-mkt.s3.amazonaws.com/marketing_material/bios/attachments/000/005/583/original/shearwater-jetplane-andoxbow-bio.docx?1445299350|website=Sub Pop Records|accessdate=20 October 2015}}
29. ^{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Raoul|title=Shearwater & Sharon Van Etten - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" b/w "A Wake for the Minotaur" (Sub Pop)|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2013-08-30/shearwater-and-sharon-van-etten-stop-draggin-my-heart-around-b-w-a-wake-for-the-minotaur/|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=30 August 2013}}

External links

{{Wikiquote|Shearwater}}{{Commons category}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.shearwatermusic.com}}
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