Shearwater (band)

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Shearwater

Origin Austin, Texas
Country United States
Years active 2001–present
Genres Folk Rock
Labels Misra Records
Members Jonathan Meiburg
Will Sheff
Kim Burke
Thor Harris
Howard Draper
Website(s) Official site


Shearwater is an indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 2001.

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Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, who began their collaboration as members of the critically lauded Okkervil River, founded Shearwater in 2001 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 and Winged Life, as well as the Thieves EP, have found Meiburg's elegant melodies and striking voice increasingly at the center.

In May of 2006, Shearwater released their fourth full-length album, Palo Santo, to much acclaim from critics and fans.

See also: Okkervil River

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