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elise · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 5592 Location: Lille, France

the voice reminds me mark hollis and andré herman düne at some points
and the music is really interesting
i remember that i really enjoyed their black session

Eclecticus · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:39 am Post subject:

sivi · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject:

Air France-No Way Down

Eclecticus · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

listening to shearwater again - also makes me think at certain points of richard thompson's voice.
with regard to talk talk and mark hollis, for the moment i rate these albums still higher but i will give it some time. this shearwater is more multi-direction where the last talk talks and mark hollis are more uni-direction (but a direction i really adore). it is definetely the best new album of this year until now.

birdantony · Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 1305

agree with you Smile

a suprisingly record because also their previous ones weren't bad, but now that they are emancipated theirself from okkervil river (jonathan meiburg definitively left the okkervil for a full time job with the shearwater project) their music has became more intense and original. if you want to take a listening to their previous ones (not good as 'rook' anyway) click over the covers:

2006 - palo santo

2004 - winged life

at the moment my 2nd favourite album of 2008 is:

don't you be frightened by the awful cover art Smile

and by the previous sigur ròs records, this one is really different. lighter, folkish and melancholic but not too much symphonic: a joy for the ears!