shearwater

 Can I just say, Shearwater is my new favorite band?  I had been in Everyday Music months ago (our local music store) and they cranked out this amazing music on the sound system while I was aimlessly browsing for a new musical selection.  I asked who they were playing and I jotted down in scribbled handwriting: Shearwater.  I stuffed this small business card in a place holder on my desk and just uncovered it amongst the bills and other laid aside paperwork only to find: a treasure.  I immediately plugged them into Pandora and lo and behold my new favorite band appeared.

Their truly eclectic sound is not describable by any means but will be easily loved by all with their mix of instrumentals, lovely and sweet but dark lyrics, soothing guitar riffs and variety of moods.  One of the pieces I particularly enjoy is "On the Death of the Waters" which starts out quietly and slowly and then rips in with heavy thick guitar chords adding another layer of depth to their sound.

Although, admittedly, I know little about this band so far, they appear to have a great variety of music to sample with 7 albums to roll over your pallet.  In addition, what makes me know that they are a great band is that every other music that is played on Pandora which shares some sort of musical "similarity" is really awesome.  So far: DeVotchKa, Elvis Perkins, the Smiths, Ida, Calexico,  and Kahoots have been played and I've enjoyed each song.

Check them out here.