Shearwater
@shearwaterband
The New World is here: shearwater.lnk.to/thenewworld See you soon:
We’re doing an /r/indieheads AMA this Friday at 11AM Eastern. Ask us about dogs, Antarctica, music supervision, or our new record, The New World. Nothing is too large or small. You can already ask questions now, but we’ll be answering them live on Friday. www.reddit.com/r/indieheads...
Yesterday, JM stopped by Rough Trade West and did an intimate solo in-store, his first performance since 2018. It was really special. Catch him in Bristol on Monday! shearwatermusic.com/tour-dates/
I stopped by Rough Trade in midtown NYC today to check on inventory as it seems low overall… and they had me sign a few copies of the new record. If you want an ultra-rare copy signed only by me, producer, keyboardist, communicator, and Jill-of-all-trades. The sfxmaven edition is available now. (EL)
And a reminder that his Bristol show is coming up very shortly. Tickets still available! shearwatermusic.com/tour-dates/
Just announced: NYC acoustic performance and signing. A rare sighting of JM playing solo and un-amplified. September 17th at 6PM. Tickets: shearwatermusic.com/tour-dates/
The beguiling voice of Laurie Anderson takes center stage in “You and Your Dog,” the final single from The New World (which will be released in full this Friday). It’s one of our favorite songs we’ve ever made. Full video here: youtu.be/fbyEuLBeKRg?...
ICYMI - we're going back on the road with @lomatheband.bsky.social in November. We're going to need your help - more on that to come! Full schedule with ticket links: shearwatermusic.com/tour-dates/
We're making it official today: Shearwater & Loma will be touring in November for the first time since 2018—and the first time ever as co-headliners, with Any Kind supporting. Dates, locations, and ticket links for the *When Can I See You?* tour at shearwatermusic.com/tour-dates/ More soon...SW
The New World has been dubbed Album of the Month in the August 2026 issue of Uncut Magazine! Four whole pages, and a 9/10 review. Thanks to Louis Pattison for a great article and interview. Pick it up at a newsstand near you now (or soon!).
Our new video for our latest single “Slugs in the Marigolds” is our favorite since “Quiet Americans.” We don’t want to give too much away, but we’re pretty sure it’ll make you smile. (And keep an eye out—so to speak—for the second ending.) Watch and pre-order: shearwater.lnk.to/TheNewWorld
The album is a grand, globe-spanning adventure for your ears. We’ve been working on it for the past four years, with the wildest ensemble ever assembled for a SW record. shearwater.lnk.to/TheNewWorld
Nothing is ordinary... New music - 9AM Eastern, Tuesday. YouTube link in our bio and youtu.be/iqfqt1XYuds?...
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.
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)
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
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.
Plus, we're reducing our Bowie's Berlin Trilogy Tote Bags from $10 to $5. We hear music downloads make a great stocking stuffer. In the meantime, all of us at team SW send the very best to you and yours this month—and we look forward to sharing new music with you soon. shearwater.bandcamp.com
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
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).
We hadn't seen some of these in many years; posters tend to get pretty beaten up on tours, or lost in the shuffle. But Mark O, bless him, had kept a few of them in one piece, and he signed 'em too. (So did I).
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.
Shipped out my (EL’s) favorite JPOB stage light today to Alex, who very generously supported our album crowdfund.
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...
Friends, Four years ago, we launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new Shearwater album—and you helped us create, promote & distribute an LP we loved, without the support of a label. We’re doing that again now, for our nearly-complete new album The New World. www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-n...
