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Shearwater: Sharon Van Etten
Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 9:00p
Paradise Rock Club
Boston,
MA
Admired for its sprawling chamber pop that skews to the altcountry side of things, Shearwater's latest, "Animal Joy," is a ferocious, full throttle rock album. (Fun fact: The band is based in Austin, Texas, but bassist Kimberly Burke is now a Boston resident, working as a paralegal and writing plays.) Shearwater is opening for Sharon Van Etten, who's touring behind a luminous new album, "Tramp."--James Reed, Globe Staff
Small gestures kick up large emotions in the hands of singer-songwriter Sharon… Show more
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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 indie rock songwriters such as Bill Callahan and Will Oldham....
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 indie rock songwriters such as Bill Callahan and Will Oldham....
Sharon Van Etten
Although she was born and raised in suburban New Jersey, Sharon Van Etten’s folk music evokes the open landscapes and lonely expanses of Middle America. A dedicated choir student during her childhood, she began writing songs on her guitar as a high-school student and, upon moving to New York, started playing them in concert....
Although she was born and raised in suburban New Jersey, Sharon Van Etten’s folk music evokes the open landscapes and lonely expanses of Middle America. A dedicated choir student during her childhood, she began writing songs on her guitar as a high-school student and, upon moving to New York, started playing them in concert....
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