JET PLANE AND OXBOW

Shearwater

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Crossover Prog

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Studio Album, released in 2016

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Prime (3:38)
2. Quiet Americans (3:33)
3. A Long Time Away (4:10)
4. Backchannels (4:44)
5. Filaments (6:10)
6. Pale Kings (4:12)
7. Only Child (4:30)
8. Glass Bones (3:38)
9. Wildlife in America (5:08)
10. Radio Silence (6:38)
11. Stray Light at Clouds Hill (5:39)

Total Time 52:00

Line-up / Musicians

- Jonathan Meiburg / performer
- Lucas Oswald / performer
- Brian Reitzell / performer
- Cully Symington / performer
- Danny Reisch / performer
- Howard Draper / performer
- Jesca Hoop / vocals
- Jenn Wasner / vocals (5)
- Abram Shook / bass (9)
- Steve Terebecki / bass (10)

Releases information

Recorded at Good Danny's and Public Hi-Fi (Austin)
Additional recording at Glacial Pace, Type Foundry, and Magic Closet (Portland) and at North Side (Los Angeles)
Mastered by Greg Calbi

Cover image: Human Argument IV: Light Matrix, 1987/2009. Neon on powder-coated aluminum, 72 x 72 x 5 inches.
� Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York.
Agnes adds: In this work, philosophy is turned into light.

Sub Pop - SP 1112 (CD + 2xVinyl + Limited edition vinyl)

Thanks to Gordy for the addition
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Review by kenethlevine
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SHEARWATER's first album of original material since the island arc is a high voltage (for them anyway) shocker that effectively counteracts the pallid "Fellow Travelers". While that misstep was based on decent covers of mediocre tracks by also rans who happened to tour with Meiburg and co, "Jet Plane and Oxbow" pays homage to artistic and commercial giants who helped shape this fascinating cooperative.

FRom the very first notes of the hypnotic "Prime", a transformation from largely acoustic to electric keyboards is apparent, and these form many of the hooks that help make the album so appealing. From the 1980s synth pop of "Quiet Americans" to the 1990s jangly pop of "Only Child", through to the ENO/CAN THIRD EAR BAND (and somebody else in the infectious chorus I can't put my finger on though it's driving me crazy) extravaganza "Filaments" to the TALK TALK chatter of "Backchannels", the echoes of the usual suspects abound. A big surprise is how much "Pale Kings" sounds like a low key RUNRIG without the Scottish lilt.

While the last 4 tracks are relatively flat, particularly the busy work of "Glass Bones" and the irritating vocal effects of "Stray Light at Clouds Hill", I can readily forgive these meanderings, particularly on aerial view.

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