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The third full-length by Shearwater, the baroque side project of Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Jonathan Meiburg, is a widely spread pop opus. WINGED LIFE at times hovers around Fleetwood Mac-inspired AM radio ("The Kind," "The World in 1984") and also approaches common ground with a highly emotive folkie like Damien Rice ("St. Mary's Walk"). It makes sense that Shearwater has a wider reach than the more highly focused concepts of an Okkervil LP, but some of LIFED is arguably even more inspired than the main band's other releases.
Audio Mixer: Matt Pence.
Recording information: The Echo Lab, Argyle, TX.
Photographer: Kim Westerskov.
Shearwater includes: Will Sheff, Jonathan Meiburg, Thor Harris.
Personnel: Howard Draper (lap steel guitar); Scott Danbom, Travis Weller (violin); Matt Pence (drum programming).
Uncut (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he soaring vocals and wintry hush of Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff's arrangements catch the breath like sudden snow flurries..." CMJ (3/08/04, p.5) - "[T]his is music for sitting back, closing your eyes and letting the sound wash over you." Shearwater Winged Life Songs Winged Life Review
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