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This has been my musical recs. You can get @shearwaterband.bsky.social music on shearwater.bandcamp.com and oh look at that it's a bandcamp Friday!

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Test pressings for The New World just arrived!

An update on the album, JM’s trip to Antarctica, tour, and JM’s book! New music soon… youtu.be/V2esSOroIrc?...

The moment the birds appeared, it reset my implicit assumption about scale. A moment of disorientation, and rebalancing.

As the new album approaches, we’re supposed to “engage” you by sending ever-more-urgent reminders that it’s about to exist in forms you can buy (or steal). But we think the world has enough exclamation points already. So for the next while, we’re going to send you moments of calm.

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On the ARK blog, musicians, writers and others choose an album to write about. ⁣⁣ New post: Richard Rees-Jones writes about Rook by Shearwater (2008)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ www.falsewalls.co.uk/ark/ @jonathanmeiburg.bsky.social @matadorrecords.bsky.social @viennesewaltz.bsky.social @shearwaterband.bsky.social

Everyone wish a big Happy Birthday to JM on his big birthday! He has just returned from hi Antarctic trip, having traversed 5 continents in 3 months. He is exhausted. I bet he’ll have more to say soon about his travels and the work we still have left on our record. Stay tuned… (EL)

I regret that this ten-year-old song by @shearwaterband.bsky.social has never stopped being relevant but I am grateful for its existence. youtu.be/h2QQAvRjHh0?...

I know most people have to work for a living, so a general strike or boycott is hard. But here are some other options. Every little bit helps.

A little look at some of the work I’m assisting with as research for my next book.

We spy a familiar face (head?) On the Antarctic 2025/2026 AWI Polarstern Expedition blog. Look at JM in full science-mode. (EL) follow-polarstern.awi.de/blog/25-01-2...

Lots of great ways to take action, donate, and support Minnesotans here >>> www.standwithminnesota.com #momsky #standwithminnesota #iceoutofourcommunities

Jet Plane & Oxbow came out right before Brexit and Trump madness struck the world, and in my mind going to see it on tour at Night & Day in Manchester was like one perfect night before everything went to shit. As such, it occupies a very special mental nook. shearwater.bandcamp.com/album/jet-pl...

Hello to everyone from Antarctica! It means so much to me to know that JPOB found a place in your lives…this is really all I hope for from music, the feeling that in making it we might reach other people who feel the same (in the broadest sense). Thank you for keeping this music alive and well. JM

We can’t believe it.

The radio lapses, the radio dies The sky is a blank screen, an open receiver Summon an old sound, rattle to life Spin on an axis, fly into pieces In disarray @shearwaterband.bsky.social's accoustic version of Radio Silence gets me always. So beautiful and yet, there's an uncanny restlessness in it.

#cdfriday, impending snowpocalypse version, ft @shearwaterband.bsky.social

We can’t believe it.

I made a silly one-off test pressing of one song from my as yet unreleased album, in hopes this will push me to move forward with putting this out into the world. If I do physical media, I should probably bite the bullet and make full LPs, right? Or do you think a single 45 is a good idea?

2026 will have 100 to 200 percent more new Shearwater albums than 2025 did—and maybe even some shows, at last. All the very best to you and yours — JM / SW

Happy new year to all of you from Antarctica, where I’m deep in book research & tagging along with a crew of mad scientists. But looking forward to returning later this year, carrying stories and songs to share with you.

Happy new year to all of you from Antarctica, where I’m deep in book research & tagging along with a crew of mad scientists. But looking forward to returning later this year, carrying stories and songs to share with you.

Just sent this guy off to Antarctica. It’s just me minding the @shearwaterband.bsky.social fort for the next few months…

It’s mastering week for the new @shearwaterband.bsky.social record. Though, we may have started a few new songs for the next next record in the meantime…

Since it's Bandcamp Friday, but we don't have anything new for you yet... for today only, we're discounting a few of our favorite bundles: both collections of Quarantine Music, Live Albums 2008-2016, and our bundle of piano sheet music. shearwater.bandcamp.com

It’s been suggested that we make wasp nest hats as merch, and while intriguing, it also seems dangerous and expensive…

Friends- We hope these dark days are nevertheless treating you well, and that you have at least a bit of rest in store before the joys and horrors of 2026 lurch into gear. (As for us, we're about to master a new album, and hope/expect that later next year we'll finally return to live performing).

For Bandcamp Friday, all of the @shearwaterband.bsky.social sheet music I transcribed for piano is on sale in a big bundle. We’ve got other bundles at a discount today as well plus the Bowie tote is only $5! shearwater.bandcamp.com

Yeah, it’s only gotten tougher and tougher to tour (financially, politically, health-wise), and especially to put on a big show which is what we’d like to do to play the songs as intended.

We're depending on some things working out that are not entirely up to us...but, we're doing the best we can to make this happen in the next year.

I’ve just learned that a scam has been reaching out to indiegogo users, claiming to be me, offering to ‘help’ with their campaign—& using this phony email: [email protected].   No matter what email they use, if you receive a message like this, please know this is not real. (JM)

YES!!

Should we celebrate with some ice cream?

Resistance song, thanks to @shearwaterband.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcqz...

Thank you

Only a few more hours to go for the fundraising campaign to complete, distribute, and promote our next album. www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-n...

6 days left and there's some new goodies up as perks!!

Dear Friends - For the final week of the crowdfunding campaign for The New World, we've added a few more perks courtesy of our pal Mark Ohe, who sent us a care package of tour posters from our Matador and Sub Pop days.

I’m honored that AMRC found @mariapopova.bsky.social’s curious eyes. And I agree with her.

Shipped out my (EL’s) favorite JPOB stage light today to Alex, who very generously supported our album crowdfund.

Well, that was fast. (!!!)

One of my favorite bands is crowdfunding to release a new double album. I kicked in to get a digital copy, but was gobsmacked by this singular perk, which awaits a very rich superfan. The FAQ includes this gem: "Q: Is the "Fateful Choice" incentive real? A: We dare you."

Please consider us gob-smacked, and deeply grateful. Thanks for more-than-exceeding our first day expectations for our new album’s crowdfunding campaign! There are still many days to go and great perks, but we wanted to express our gratitude after a banner day. www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-n...

New Shearwater album is something good to look forward to, at least.

@themountaingoats.bsky.social Bless you, dear sir

My favorite band on earth @shearwaterband.bsky.social is crowdfunding the last leg of production for their new DOUBLE ALBUM. Lordy mclordville does it sound like a doozy point five. Very excited. www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-n...