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 darker but no less wind-blown or bombastic with "Black Eyes." A thematic explanation via Matablog. Every track on The Golden Archipelago is associated with an island somewhere around the world, in this case the buried South Pacific city of Nan Madol, of...
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 collectio... more info
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 Edit... more info
Chorus.fm — *Shearwater* (http://myspace.com/shearwater) will kick off a tour this spring in support of their upcoming album The Golden Archipelago. Check the dates in the replies. more info
Altsounds — Here's a new song from Shearwater's The Golden Archipelago (out February 15th). A haunting call to arms, it is entitled 'Black Eyes'.
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