Shearwater – ‘Rook’ (album review)
It’s not often that I hear something that truly takes my breath away, but when I listened to the latest offering from Austin's Shearwater, Rook, I was blown away. From the moment you listen to the album you are almost forced back into your seat.
As the album moves through you are treated to not only one of the most amazing voices I have heard in a long while, a voice so strong that it puts really vivid images into your mind and concerns itself with humanity’s effect on the earth and its environment. Mixing a generous, but perfect, balance of rich instruments such as harps, stings and woodwind to add atmosphere to the music
This is not just an album, it’s a musical story, a journey. A mind blowing album combining a multitude of different sounds, paces and emotions. This is an album that is unearthly in its grandeur, it deserves your respect.
By Paul Richards
Release Date: 2/6/08
Label: Matador
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This is not just an album, it’s a musical story, a journey. A mind blowing album combining a multitude of different sounds, paces and emotions. This is an album that is unearthly in its grandeur, it deserves your respect.
By Paul Richards
Release Date: 2/6/08
Label: Matador
www.myspace.com/shearwater
Click here to read more Shearwater related news, reviews & interviews!
Buy Shearwater CDs & Vinyl
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