I went to a couple of shows in May...here's the first write-up, one more to come some day.
Shearwater + Jennifer O'Connor 7 May 2008: The Iron Horse — Northampton, MA
Shearwater, the Texan indie orchestra headed by Jonathan Meiburg (also of Okkervil River), has nailed the big dynamic surge, the transformation in a breath from breathy Talk Talk-ish imagery to strident rock choruses. Their most fragile, paper-thin washes of sound are always ready to burst into flames; their most triumphant, drum-punctured, piano-pounding frenzies are ever poised to cut to nothing. Meiburg’s songs surge and ebb like natural elements—tides, storms, gusts of wind—wild and untamed, however carefully they are structured and played.
More here: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/concerts/59092/shearwater/
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Their most fragile, paper-thin washes of sound are always ready to burst into flames; their most triumphant, drum-punctured, piano-pounding frenzies are ever poised to cut to nothing.
jesus, that's well written jenny
lyrical, poetic,and existential all at once
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Thanks Neil, what a nice thing to say!
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Texas, huh..I thought I heard Richard Thompson singing:) Really lovely words.
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First I've heard of this band, and there are three mentions on Mog today. Nice review there.
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I just listened to Rook...wow, incredible!!!!
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Oh, yeah, Rook is definitely good...I need to listen to it some more, really.
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Just read the Popmatters review...one of your cohorts LOVES it....i see very few 9's over there!
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We're almost not allowed to give out nines...maybe once a year, tops. I'll have to read that.
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hahah...yeah, i read the music section daily...and I think I can count on one hand the number of 9's I see...remember what the last one you gave out was?
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It was the National...and I was worried for months that I had overstepped.
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NO way!