Pitchfork - Tours — 02-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg02-18 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique02-19 Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino02-20 Saint-Malô, France - La Route du Rock Winter Edition @ L’Omnibus02-21 Brighton, England - The Freebutt02-22 Leeds, England... more info

Addict Music — Shearwater are giving away even more music form their forthoming album The Golden Archipelago more info

Stereogum — Shearwater's The Golden Archipelago completes a triptych of albums that started with 2007's Palo Santo and continued via 2008's Rook. You've had a listen to the collection's sing-it-from-the-mountains anthemic eighth track "Castaways." Things get dar... more info

Music For Ants — Austin, TX’s Shearwater continually proves to be one of the most accomplished and eloquent indie rock bands making music today. The band’s last album Rook, which I still consider to be a masterpiece, was an apocalyptic vision of world due to manâ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard leaving the Wired Store seconds after playing (more by Tim Griffin) Tickets are still on AmEx presale and "Internet Presale" (password = HESPOON) for the Spoon/Deerhunter show at Radio City Music Hall. They go on general sale Saturday... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — It’s Friday so that means tickets are going on sale! Lots of bands have new albums coming out, so that means they are going on tour: Kings of Convenience, Midlake, Yoko Ono’s We Are Plastic Ono Band, Spoon, Shearwater, The Thermals, and many more... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are still on AmEx presale and "Internet Presale" (password = HESPOON) for the Spoon/Deerhunter show at Radio City Music Hall. They go on general sale Saturday at 10am. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Rodrigo y Gabriela... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - Castaways (MP3) Shearwater @ All Points West '09 (more by Chris La Putt) Matador will be releasing the new album by Shearwater, The Golden Archipelago, on February 23rd. You can preorder that in a variety of packages,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for the Spoon/Deerhunter show at Radio City Music Hall. Little Dragon is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 25th. Tickets are on sale (@ noon). The Morning Benders are playing Mercury... more info

Chorus.fm — *Shearwater (http://myspace.com/shearwater)* has released a track titled "Castaways" from their upcoming album, The Golden Archipelago. It can be downloaded here (http://www.matardorrecords.com/mpeg/shearwater/shearwater_castaways.mp3). Submitted by... more info