Stereogum — Shearwater’s last three albums, the ones that brought the Austin band to prominence, all made up parts of a loose overarching concept-album trilogy, one that had something to do with islands and bird-migration patterns and general isolation. Once a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Shearwater's Animal Joy is already at the top of my 2012 favorite albums list (along with Sharon Van Etten's Tramp, released last week). Other albums I can wholeheartedly recommend this week include Heartless Bastards' Arrow, Islands' A Sleep &... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Frankie Rose releases Interstellar this month (2/21) and as Bill points out, she's left the garage pop of her debut behind in favor of synthy, jangly pop. It's a huge step up from her last album and you can... more info

Chorus.fm — *Shearwater (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/sherwater/)*'s new album Animal Joy can be heard here (http://www.npr.org/series/98679384/first-listen?ps=mh_fl). Submitted by manorastroman more info

Stereogum — Shearwater’s new album is out next week, and we’ve already heard three quite-nice takes from that affair, “You As You Were,” “Breaking The Yearlings” and “Animal Joy.” And now, as part of NPR’s first listen, Animal Joy is streaming ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Shearwater album, Animal Joy (out February 14th). Alan Hollinghurst talks to The Australian about his latest novel, The Stranger's Child. "I think I always play games with putting bits of myself in different (characters)," Ho... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Shearwater's songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur. The new Animal Joy pairs singer Jonathan Meiburg's brainy proclamations with brawny, searching arrangements. Shearwater's new album... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Roughly 12 hours ago I was up in the River Gods DJ booth for the first New Music Night of twenty-twelve, once again splitting the 4-hour shift with fellow Boston-based music blogger extraordinaire Jay Clicky Clicky. While I've been doing the RGs DJ t... more info

Music For Ants — One of the best indie rock bands out there, Shearwater is back with a new album. The Austin- based band, led by Jonathon Meisburg (formerly of Okkervil River) and his striking vocals, will release Animal Joy this year. It’s the band’s first albu... more info

Chorus.fm — You can download a new *Shearwater* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/shearwater) song titled "You As You Were" here (http://soundcloud.com/subpop/shearwater-you-as-you-were-1). more info