Jet Plane and Oxbow
Jet Plane and Oxbow is a studio album by the Austin, Texas, band Shearwater.[1] It was released on January 22, 2016, under the Sub Pop label.[2][3] Jonathan Meiburg has said that he wanted to "...try and make a protest record that wasn't dumb or preachy."[4]
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| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 52:00 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Danny Reisch | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 82/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian |  [7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[8] |
The album has been generally well received. It holds an 82 average rating on Metacritic indicating "universal acclaim".[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prime" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Quiet Americans" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "A Long Time Away" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Backchannels" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Filaments" | 6:10 |
| 6. | "Pale Kings" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Only Child" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Glass Bones" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Wildlife in America" | 5:09 |
| 10. | "Radio Silence" | 6:38 |
| 11. | "Stray Light at Clouds Hill" | 5:39 |
Demos and Outtakes 2013
In a July 19, 2022 Bandcamp post, Jonathan Meiburg advised fans that the demos for Jet Plane and Oxbow had been digitally located and would be accessible to Patreon subscribers for one week. He wrote that the tracks could not be made available on Bandcamp for contractual reasons. No further future release was mentioned, however the wav format files were accompanied by full back and front cover artwork. Four of the songs were developed and included on the album, whilst an additional seven did not survive beyond demo stage. Meiburg: "They're more like sketches than paintings, but you can hear what they're going to be, or might have been."
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prime (2013 demo)" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "A Long Time Away (2013 demo)" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Lalibela (2013 demo)" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "White Diamond (2013 demo)" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Yalla Yalla (2013 demo)" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Wildlife In America (2013 demo)" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Evidence (2013 demo)" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Family No More (2013 demo)" | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Husking A Shadow (2013 demo)" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Munich (2013 demo)" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Stray Light at Clouds Hill (2013 demo)" | 5:43 |
References
- "Review: Shearwater, 'Jet Plane And Oxbow'". NPR.org.
- James Christopher Monger (January 26, 2016). "Jet Plane and Oxbow - Shearwater". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- Sub Pop Records. "Jet Plane and Oxbow". Sub Pop Records.
- "Shearwater". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- "Jet Plane and Oxbow by Shearwater reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- "Reviews for Jet Plane and Oxbow by Shearwater". Metacritic. January 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- Simpson, Dave (January 21, 2016). "Shearwater: Jet Plane and Oxbow review – poignant skyscraping cinematics" – via www.theguardian.com.
- Ron Hart (January 25, 2016). "Shearwater: Jet Plane and Oxbow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "Reviews for Jet Plane And Oxbow by Shearwater - Metacritic". Metacritic.
- "Ultratop.be – Shearwater – Jet Plane and Oxbow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2016.