From the forthcoming LP The Great Awakening, out 10 June, this elegant, beautiful number by the band from Austin, Texas, is reminiscent of Talk Talk, and is inspired by the mostly South American group of so-called strange-jointed mammals – armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. Frontman Jonathan Meiburg was also inspired by seeing a species of wandering armadillos in the southern US states. Meiburg is also in the band Loma, alongside the director of this video, Emily Cross. Released on the band’s Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution.
Meiburg and Will Sheff, both in Okkervil River, founded Shearwater as an avenue to create quieter songs. To explore and enjoy more of Shearwater’s music, see also the embedded Spotify link below.
What did you expect?
A crowd
Only wants one thing
And answers like an ocean
While the night
Circles around the day
The question is
How do you fool the mind
You fool the body
What’s in the box
In the back seat
And dial down the senses
Flares
As far as the eye
Can believe
While the night
Circles around the day
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