I heard shearwaters allbutforgotten first album the dissolving room when i was 15, and it was a revelation. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Shearwater the golden archipelago limited edition dossier. The golden archipelago matador it introduces the theme of island life, the most satisfying chapter yet in texan indie band shearwaters explorations of the natural world. See, the golden archipelago is shearwaters most visual project yet. Numerous acts have plied similar waters in recent years fine offerings from bowerbirds, midlake and andrew bird spring to mind, but with the golden archipelago, shearwater really go for broke a limited run of meiburgassembled dossiers were even made available, illuminating its. The golden archipelago, an album by shearwater on spotify. It was released on february 23, 2010, on the matador records label. The question facing shearwater upon the release of the third in a trilogy of albums is how to follow up, in rook, what has quietly become somewhat of a defining work. Since their split from their sister band okkervil river a half decade ago, the group has honed an entirely singular sound, forging grand nature calls around. Numerous acts have plied similar waters in recent years fine offerings from bowerbirds, midlake and andrew bird spring to mind, but with the golden archipelago, shearwater really go for broke a limited run of meiburgassembled dossiers were even made available, illuminating its central themes via his studies. The record has just a couple of tracks that would be especially striking outside of their context on the lp. In order to sync your dives with cloud mobile you have to download shearwater cloud desktop by clicking here.
Island arc trilogy palo santo, rook, and the golden archipelago in a soldout. For singersongwriter jonathan meiburg, this ghostly aura is owed to the spiritual. Its the kind of atmosphere that resonates, as if a deep magnetic presence is matching the vocal gusto and the shimmering instrumentals of the band itself. It allows you to download and manage your dive logs and also update the firmware on your shearwater dive computers. Barring this relatively inconsequential complaint, the golden archipelago finds shearwater primed to take their rightful place in the upper echelon of contemporary indie pop. Shearwater the golden archipelago releases discogs. Okkervils singer and guitarist, will sheff, and backup vocalist and accordionkeyboard player, jonathan meiburg formed shearwater so they could write softer, more folkinfluenced music. Newsletter subscribe for recording news, tour announcements, and the occasional exclusive free download. Jan, 2010 shearwater deleted is raising funds for shearwater the golden archipelago limited edition dossier on kickstarter.
Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. On this page you will find information on recent releases, upcoming tour dates, and links to official sites. If youre using shearwater desktop to connect to a petrel or a predator, make sure you dont plugin the usb bluetooth dongle that came with your dive computer. Shearwater desktop will use the builtin bluetooth radio on your mac to connect. Shearwater downloads dive computer dive log software. This time singersongwriter jonathan meiburg turns his attention to life on islands a world of lushness and austerity, silence and sudden cataclysms. Shearwater black is the colour free download folk radio. If anything trips this album up, itll likely be that the tracks, taken individually, dont do justice to the whole. The golden archipelago is the third album in a triptych of mindblowingly beautiful, dense and ambitious excursions about mans impact on the natural world from austins shearwater. The golden archipelago by shearwater released in 2010 via matador. Shearwater deleted is raising funds for shearwater the golden archipelago limited edition dossier on kickstarter. Sheerwater, the golden archipelago teaser on vimeo1. The first pressing of the cd includes a 50page booklet with lyrics, as well.
Listen free to shearwater the golden archipelago meridian, black eyes and more. The boys are already queuing the release of their new album, the golden archipelago, with a free download. Since their split from their sister band okkervil river a half decade ago, the group has honed an entirely singular sound, forging grand nature calls around oceanic melodies, elemental percussion and the broken. The flow of the golden archipelago is incredible, working as an entirely cohesive unit, forcing the listener to become familiar with the record before reaping its rewards. Based on the golden archipelago, shearwater are perfectly served by the medium. All the swapproved live releases in one package, inc. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Shearwater is a rather more quietened and nuanced project than okkervil, however, and seems inextricably linked to the natural world. However, the bands wingedlife mentality, and the feeling of freedom it evokes, is noticeably replaced on the golden archipelago with a feeling of isolation brought forth by living on islands and experiencing. This is especially evident in their fascination with birds.
Feb 22, 2010 its fitting that shearwater conceived their latest album, the golden archipelago, as an escape fantasy about life on an isolated island, considering how insular the group has become. The golden archipelago amazon exclusive edition by. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Feb 16, 2010 includes free mp3 download of album, plus pdf of 52page fullcolor dossier. If youve visited shearwaters website over the last couple of months, youll have been greeted by an arresting, scratchilyfilmed series of images of mist over mountains, damaged flags and roiling seawaters. The golden archipelago concluded the bands island arc trilogy, a project also encompassing palo santo and rook. The golden archipelago is the third in a loose trilogy also comprising 2006s palo santo, and finds meiburg broadly contemplating life on remote islands, many of which hes actually visited. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by shearwater or similar artists.
Shearwater released the album on both cd and vinyl. Shearwater desktop downloads dive log desktop software for. Shearwater desktop links your desktop computer to your shearwater dive computer. Shearwater the golden archipelago 2010, vinyl discogs. This album is the final instalment of a triptych of records about environmental and personal decay. Shearwaters golden archipelago sounds mighty familiar.
The golden archipelago succeeds more often than it fails, and it only fails when cast in the shadow of its predecessor. Shearwater was formed by two bandmembers of austin, txs okkervil river. Our song of the day is from shearwater who perform the traditional folk song black is the colour. Cooper shearwater three months into working on the golden archipelago, the new album by shearwater, the groups vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, jonathan meiburg, listened to a recording of the bikini atoll national anthem on the internet. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Watch the video for missing islands from shearwaters the golden archipelago for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The song was recorded for recorded at wnyc for a colors themed show. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. By justin wood there is a thickness in the air on shearwaters new album the golden archipelago.
Features song lyrics for shearwater s the golden archipelago album. This wild, homemade, partimprovised instrumental album was written and performed by the members of shearwater after the release of the golden archipelago. It opens with a choir of islanders singing the national anthem of bikini atoll, and straight away you know youre not in for a normal record. Shearwater is an american indie rock band from austin, texas, led by multi instrumentalist. The members of shearwater have always been inspired by the natural world. The golden archipelago is the third album in a triptych of mindblowingly beautiful, dense and ambitious excursions about mans impact on the natural world. Meiburgs a keen ornithologist hence the band name and with the golden archipelago wraps up a trilogy of albums drawing themes from the impact human beings have had on the environment. Vincent, black mountain, polyphonic spree, explosions in the sky, golden archipelago is shearwater s third album released on ma. Anybody who has heard shearwater before particularly on their last album, the solid rooks will not be surprised by the type of music found on the golden archipelago. Powerful simple reliable 2020 shearwater research unit 250, 155 delf place, richmond, bc v6v 2a2, canada tel 604. The golden archipelago has much in common with its predecessors palo alto and rook both thematically and musically but an added muscle has been added to provide steel upon which to construct the yearning fragility that has now. The album was recorded in the spring of 2010 and includes live material recorded at a performance under the pseudonym enron.
Matador texan indie outfit shearwater dont lack ambition, or for that matter, pretension. Missing islands recorded and mixed at sonic ranch, public hifi and elmwood studios. This is sheerwater, the golden archipelago teaser on vimeo 1 by reijnders producties on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. See, the golden archipelago is shearwaters most visual. Beginning in 2005, sheff lessened his role in the band, leaving meiburg as the band. While their records have always been packaged in beautiful cases illustrated by watercolours or drawings of various species frontman jonathan meiburg is a welldocumented birdwatcher and voyager, for this album they went the extra mile. It features a 20track collection of demos and outtakes from the sessions for rook, the golden archipelago, and animal joy, spanning the years from 2007 to 2012. The track black eyes is the first single from the album. Shearwater is an american indie rock band from austin, texas, led by multiinstrumentalist and lead singer jonathan meiburg the band was formed by two members of okkervil river, backup vocalist and accordionkeyboard player jonathan meiburg and singer and guitarist will sheff, so they could write quieter songs. The island arc live excerpts by shearwater, released 20 april 2011 1. On november 6, 2010, the band released an instrumental album, shearwater is enron, via bandcamp. The golden archipelago by shearwater, released 23 february 2010 1. Golden archipelago by shearwater this album is good if your into mellow.
Shearwater desktop downloads dive log desktop software. The golden archipelago is the sixth studio album by american indie rock band shearwater. In other shearwater news missing islands is to be a tour only release which any shearwater fan will want to get their hands on. Its been an exciting six months since the campaign for the new shearwater album smashed all our expectations. Its fitting that shearwater conceived their latest album, the golden archipelago, as an escape fantasy about life on an isolated island, considering how insular the group has become. Still, shearwater have vision they are indeed the lone voice of lofty, melodramatic, and undeniably beautiful progressive rock for the mp3 age, and with each record they prove themselves worthy of the graceful, longwinged. Shearwaters jonathan meiburg and designer mark ohe created a deluxe 75page dossier of exotic images and documents to accompany sws new album. Apart from being available as a single mp3 in 192kbps, its available in lossless heavenly flac, with single artwork and dossier pages to boot.