Shearwater

Marissa Nadler Covers Dusty Springfield’s ‘Spooky’ on Two Minutes to Late Night

It's that time of the week again -- a new Two Minutes to Late Night cover has dropped! Marissa Nadler takes on the…
Emily Tan / October 19, 2020

First Spin: Hear Shearwater’s Driving New Single ‘Breaking the Yearlings’

Fans of Shearwater's languid and proggy albums on Matador will barely recognize the group now, because somewhere on their way to new home Sub Pop,…
Daniel Kreps / December 5, 2011

New Albums from Alkaline Trio & 5 More!

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:…
SPIN Staff / February 23, 2010

Shearwater, ‘The Golden Archipelago’ (Matador)

With Jonathan Meiburg's luxuriant, lachrymose croon topping the slow-cresting violins of this tasteful rock ensemble, The Golden Archipelago will surely satisfy listeners in need of…
Spencer Kornhaber / February 15, 2010

Shearwater

What? After re-releasing a re-mastered, re-jiggered edition of 2006's disquieting Palo Santo on new label home Matador last year, dramatic indie rockers Shearwater drop their…
Larry Fitzmaurice / June 5, 2008

Shearwater, ‘Rook’ (Matador)

No longer a cloistered chamber-folk band, Shearwater follows the startling variety of 2006's Palo Santo with their even more stimulating fifth album. While Jonathan Meiburg's…
Jon Young / June 2, 2008