{"product_id":"shearwater-the-new-world-cd","title":"Pre-Order 31\/07\/26 - Shearwater: The New World (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iqfqt1XYuds?si=SQLeBoGobt7jZIff\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is available for pre-order only and will be dispatched on or around its release date (31\/07\/26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past quarter-century, those in the know have watched Shearwater slyly become one of the most distinctive and adventurous American bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed (as always) by songwriter and natural historian Jonathan Meiburg, \u003cem\u003eThe New World\u003c\/em\u003e’s nine immersive songs find the group farther afield than ever, and in rare company: along with Meiburg’s fellow Shearwaters Emily Lee and Dan Duszynski, the album’s supporting cast includes instrumental wizard Shahzad Ismaily, saxophonist and clarinetist Doug Wieselman, qanunist Farouz Zriek, guitarist Leo Abrahams, ngonist Mamadou Kouyate, percussionists Mahamadou Tounkara and Moctar Kouyate (of Ngoni Ba), and unclassifiable drummer Thor Harris. (There’s even a surprise visit from a certain L. Anderson).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat might sound like a lot of passengers, but they’re all ideal company for a headlong journey through joy, confusion, reverence and defiance, with Meiburg’s voice as a graceful yet elusive guide. Both spare and ornate, \u003cem\u003eThe New World\u003c\/em\u003e is absorbing in a way few albums are; it’s hard not to listen to the end once you drop in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore and More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaydream Unbeliever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Mink in the Dusk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Only Sound I’m Afraid Of\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe High Ranges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlugs in the Marigolds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnamnesia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou and Your Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Polyborous","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54202316226906,"sku":"PLBR003CD","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/shearwater-new-world.jpg?v=1779818501","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/shearwater-the-new-world-cd","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}