Shearwater appears in the following:
Shearwater: Grandiose And Operatic Pop
Monday, March 31, 2014
On its latest album, Fellow Travelers, Shearwater turns to reinterpreting other musicians' songs, enlivening songs from Sharon Van Etten, Xiu Xiu and even Coldplay with operatic grand...
Shearwater: In Studio
Friday, May 04, 2012
Since forming a decade ago in Austin as a more contemplative offshoot of the indie-rock band Okkervil River, Shearwater has used harps, glockenspiels, and singer Jonathan Meiburg's delicate falsetto to construct expansive concept albums about man's relationship to nature. Now, with their eighth studio album Animal Joy, the band strips down and amps up the energy for a more rock-oriented sound. Shearwater returns to our studio to play live.
Shearwater
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Jonathan Meiburg is the golden-throated songwriter (and part-time ornithologist) at the heart of the Austin-based rock band Shearwater. Two years ago, the group gained wide acclaim for the disturbing ballads and soaring vocals on the album, "Palo Santo." Shearwater's fifth release, "Rook," might be even better. They join us for ...
Hip Hop's Night at the Symphony
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Rapper Ice T is set to perform with the Indianapolis Symphony, but it’s not the first time two very different genres have found common ground. Today we look at the cozy relationship between classical and hip hop music. Also: jazz drummer Brian Blade talks about crossing boundaries of a different ...
Shear Energy
Thursday, July 05, 2007
The band Shearwater has been riding a wave of buzz with a haunting brand of indie rock built on guitars, piano, banjo and vocals. The New York Times called their 2006 album "Palo Santo," “one of the year's best indie-rock albums.” They join us for a live performance.
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Nothing Compares 2 Her
Thursday, July 05, 2007
15 years after tearing up a picture of the pope on live television, Sinead O’Connor tackles religion again on a new double CD called “Theology.” On today’s show: the iconoclast singer-songwriter talks music and faith, and plays live in studio. Also: Indie buzz band Shearwater join us for a live ...
