. Truth be told, though, I always thought loud-louder-loud was a more accurate description. Rock bands, as a rule, never really really get soft. Austin, Texas, band Shearwater is an exception. The ...

We haven't heard much from Rook, the follow-up to Shearwater's Palo Santo. In fact, all we've heard is one tune, "Rooks" ... but what a great start! We also know the album's ten tracks were recorded ...

Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg gives us his rundown of his band's latest album Rook, which features in Rough Trade's top 50 albums of the year. Vote for it to win the People's Voice Prize. I saw this ...

Jonathan Meiburg and Shara Worden are the king and queen of fragile rock, from their lyrics (and the way they’re delivered) to the eclectic instruments that complement them, including hammered ...

Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg left Okkervil River, but you wouldn't know it from current The Stand-Ins single "Lost Coastlines." Still, it's true, he's gone. It's also true that Shearwater are ...