KEXP Seattle — Shearwater‘s Animal Joy, their eighth album, marks a dramatic shift for the Austin band, not just in labels, from Matador to Sub Pop, but a career changing sonic transition as well. In moving from the indie flagship to the legendary local label, kn... more info

DrownedInSound — DiS' editor picks five songs (well, one is an entire album) to fling you giddy and grinning into the weekend and beyond.... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Chorus.fm — *Shearwater* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/shearwater)'s video for "You As You Were" can be viewed here (http://stereogum.com/987742/shearwater-you-as-you-were-video-stereogum-premiere/video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+... more info

The World Forgot — On their latest album, Animal Joy (amazon) (itunes), it can be easy to dismiss a full listen because if you’re not paying attention it almost sounds like a satire of other bands.  I don’t mean that in a bad way, but the vocals tiptoe along a ver... more info

Stereogum — On SXSW’s third night, we threw a party that went almost until sunrise. It was a pretty good time! Thanks to all who braved the line and came to hang, and salute to our estimable lineup — Lakutis, Mr. Dream, Shearwater, Screaming Females, and Zam... more info

KEXP Seattle — Shearwater have made some big changes this year, but none of them seem to be hindering Jonathan Meiburg’s energy. They switched labels and switched producers. They are no longer writing within the “trilogy” story arc of Palo Santo, Rook, and Th... more info

KEXP Seattle — KEXP has officially invaded SXSW and we’re getting set up now at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop for our three day broadcast featuring Allen Stone, Of Monsters and Men, Shearwater, Choir of Young Believers, Youth Lagoon, and many others. Fifteen bands ... more info

Stereogum — For the A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover video series, tourmates Shearwater and Sharon Van Etten recently got together to cover the Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks nugget “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” and I really have to give it up for Jonathan Meiburg... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Indie Rock Spring Break aka SXSW Music Festival is right around the corner, and we are thrilled to announce our 2012 showcase lineup, to be held on March 16 at Red 7. This year’s lineup will feature performances from the likes of Shearwater, Niki... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Shearwater @ Bowery Ballroom Shearwater completed a tour with Sharon Van Etten over the course of two nights in NYC over the weekend. Pictures from their opening set at Bowery Ballroom on 2/25 are in this... more info