Shearwater
Origin	Austin, Texas
Country	United States
Years active	2001–present
Genre(s)	Folk Rock
Label(s)	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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2100x1379, 3796 KB)http://www. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World, ATX Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Geographical characteristics Area     City 669. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Misra is a record label founded in New York City in 1998. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World, ATX Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Geographical characteristics Area     City 669. ...

History

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. Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ...

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 EP Thieves, have found Meiburg's elegant melodies and striking voice increasingly at the center. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Akron/Family (left to right): Seth Olinsky, Dana Janssen, Ryan Vanderhoof, Miles Seaton. ... Blonde Redhead is an alternative rock or indie rock band. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light...

Jonathan Meiburg is a graduate student in ornithology, the study of birds. Shearwater actually is the name for a type of medium-sized seabird that is also shown on the cover of Winged Life. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Genera Procellaria Calonectris Puffinus †See also fulmar, prion, petrel Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds. ...

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

(some parts taken from the band's official bio)

Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ...

Discography

Albums

• The Dissolving Room - 2001 / Grey Flat
• Everybody Makes Mistakes - 2002 / Misra
• Winged Life - 2004 / Misra
• Palo Santo - 2006 / Misra

Misra is a record label founded in New York City in 1998. ... Winged Life is Shearwaters third full-length album, released March 16, 2004 on Misra Records. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Singles / EPs / Splits

• Sham Wedding / Hoax Funeral (CD Split with Okkervil River) - 2004 / Jound
• Thieves - 2005 / Misra

Sham Wedding / Hoax Funeral is tour-only split CD between Okkervil River and Shearwater, released in June of 2004. ... Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ...

External links

• Official website
• Pitchfork Reviews