SHEARWATER Rook LP MATADOR 2008 US orig+foc OLE 777-1 OKKERVIL RIVER-KINGFISHER
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2008 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on MATADOR label. GATEFOLD COVER + 180GR + HYPE STICKER. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear BUT surface discolouration on right corners, one mark on rear (like a brownish dot, right edge), left spine is fully readable; INSIDE PANELS in great condition; please for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX/NM condition [looks unplayed or barely played].
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SHEARWATER
Originally conceived as a one-off collaboration between Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Kingfisher's Jonathan Meiburg, Shearwater continues the tradition of detailed, reflective songwriting set by classic artists like Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen and contemporary songwriters such as Bill Callahan and Will Oldham. After Sheff's departure in 2006, Meiburg became the group's de facto leader. His distinctive, ecologically aligned storytelling and commanding voice helped propel the group into the upper echelons of the indie rock scene.
"ROOK"
2008 LP MATADOR OLE 777-1
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER + 180GR + HYPE STICKER
NOTES: Packaged in a gatefold, tip-on sleeve. B6 is a hidden track.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 44861 07771 8
Catalog on cover: OLE 777-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A): OLE-777-1A RJ STERLING 17485.1(3)...
Matrix / Runout (Side B): OLE-777-1B RJ STERLING 17485.2(3)...
On labels: for details see dedicated pictures
On back cover: Tracklist
© ℗ 2008 Matador.........
tracklisting: for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD EX/NM but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
At just over 36 minutes, Rook is tailor-made for the dwindling attention span of the information age, but if ever the dated phrase "all killer, no filler" were to apply, it would be here. Jonathan Meiburg's gorgeous, melodramatic lyrics would reek with pretension out of anyone else's mouth, but his increasingly fluid and powerful voice, which is now caught somewhere between Jello Biafra, Jeff Buckley, and Tilt-era Scott Walker, demands full attention from the listener, a notion that often gets swept under the rug in the current lo-fi, D.I.Y. indie rock climate. The production is the band's most concise to date, thanks in part to the removal of at least half the amount of reverb used on previous recordings, allowing more percussive instruments like dulcimer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harp, and banjo the chance to dance around the fire rather than disappear into the murky darkness that surrounds it...(AllMusic)
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