Okkervil River’s Jonathan Meiburg leaves to focus on Shearwater
Jonathan Meiburg has been splitting his time between Okkervil River and his side project Shearwater for a few years now. Fellow Okkervil member Will Sheff collaborated with Meiburg on Shearwater as the two bands rose to fame. But Shearwater began to take center stage after 2006’s Palo Santo gained national recognition as NPR’s Album of the Year.
2008 has found Shearwater putting its final touches on new album Rook. Now, Meiburg has decided to “completely disengage from Okkervil rather than stretch (himself) too thin” in order to focus on the promising new album. Rook is set to drop on June 3 via Matador Records.
I’ll be bringing you a Rook album preview later this week. Stay tuned.
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