Mar. 24, 2010 - Issue #753: Zion I
The Golden Archipelago
Shearwater {recordings_bands_mg} The Golden Archipelago {/recordings_bands_mg}
Matador, 2010
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Generously packaging their sixth album with a 50-page minibook, Texas indie-rockers Shearwater warn us that their latest release is undoubtedly a layered experience. The music boasts little irony in both sound and lyrics—sweeping yet meditative bass and guitars shadow themselves over Jonathan Meiburg's vocals in songs largely about islands and birds. All in all, The Golden Archipelago stands out because it demands the kind of revisited attention one might pay to a lengthy volume of poetry, even while it still might sound pretty running in the background. It’s worth making some time for.
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