The Golden Archipelago is the sixth studio album by American indie rock ban… Read Full Bio ↴The Golden Archipelago is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on February 23, 2010, on the Matador Records label. The track "Black Eyes" is the first single from the album.
Shearwater released the album on both CD and vinyl. The first pressing of the CD includes a 50-page booklet with lyrics, as well as collected photographs from the "Golden Dossier," featuring images, maps and texts of island exploration themes.
Music
The album was produced by John Congleton and Shearwater.
Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
The Austin Chronicle 3.5/4 stars
BBC Music (positive)
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars
Clash (7/10)
Drowned in Sound (8/10)
Epoch Times 5/5 stars
The Fly 4.5/5 stars
The Generalista (favorable)
Gigwise 3.5/5 stars
The Irish Times 3/5 stars
The List 3/5 stars
Mojo 3/5 stars
MusicOMH 3.5/5 stars
NME (8/10)
Paste (82/100)
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)
Prefix Magazine (6.5/10)
Q Magazine 3/5 stars
The Skinny 4/5 stars
The album has so far received moderately positive reviews, garnering an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 23 reviews. Some critics noted its softer sound, compared to the grandeur of previous albums like Rook and Palo Santo. Allmusic compared it to 1970s Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, saying it lacked many of Rook's "more muscular moments."
Music critics also lauded Shearwater's commitment to the album format in the age of MP3s, making a cohesive, conceptual work of progressive rock, rather than simply a collection of singles.
Track listing
"Meridian" – 3:37
"Black Eyes" – 3:40
"Landscape at Speed" – 4:33
"Hidden Lakes" – 3:47
"Corridors" – 2:46
"God Made Me" – 4:23
"Runners of the Sun" – 2:53
"Castaways" – 3:16
"An Insular Life" – 3:09
"Uniforms" – 3:49
"Missing Islands" – 2:18
Singles
"Black Eyes" (January 19, 2010)
Official web sites
http://shearwatermusic.com/
http://shearwatermusic.com/board/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shearwater/156311098172?ref=mf
https://twitter.com/#!/shearwaterband
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shearwatermusic
Shearwater released the album on both CD and vinyl. The first pressing of the CD includes a 50-page booklet with lyrics, as well as collected photographs from the "Golden Dossier," featuring images, maps and texts of island exploration themes.
Music
The album was produced by John Congleton and Shearwater.
Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
The Austin Chronicle 3.5/4 stars
BBC Music (positive)
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars
Clash (7/10)
Drowned in Sound (8/10)
Epoch Times 5/5 stars
The Fly 4.5/5 stars
The Generalista (favorable)
Gigwise 3.5/5 stars
The Irish Times 3/5 stars
The List 3/5 stars
Mojo 3/5 stars
MusicOMH 3.5/5 stars
NME (8/10)
Paste (82/100)
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)
Prefix Magazine (6.5/10)
Q Magazine 3/5 stars
The Skinny 4/5 stars
The album has so far received moderately positive reviews, garnering an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 23 reviews. Some critics noted its softer sound, compared to the grandeur of previous albums like Rook and Palo Santo. Allmusic compared it to 1970s Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, saying it lacked many of Rook's "more muscular moments."
Music critics also lauded Shearwater's commitment to the album format in the age of MP3s, making a cohesive, conceptual work of progressive rock, rather than simply a collection of singles.
Track listing
"Meridian" – 3:37
"Black Eyes" – 3:40
"Landscape at Speed" – 4:33
"Hidden Lakes" – 3:47
"Corridors" – 2:46
"God Made Me" – 4:23
"Runners of the Sun" – 2:53
"Castaways" – 3:16
"An Insular Life" – 3:09
"Uniforms" – 3:49
"Missing Islands" – 2:18
Singles
"Black Eyes" (January 19, 2010)
Official web sites
http://shearwatermusic.com/
http://shearwatermusic.com/board/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shearwater/156311098172?ref=mf
https://twitter.com/#!/shearwaterband
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shearwatermusic
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The Golden Archipelago
Shearwater Lyrics
An Insular Life A calm, then the roaring wall of the eye As we…
Black Eyes Come down from the lion's back Call down to the endless…
Castaways By shadowing All the darkened fields Of forgotten words A…
Corridors Walk him up and down the corridors Till his arms are…
God Made Me My brother stands at the end of the line My children…
Hidden Lakes Gone from the house to the snows Like a wandering light Yo…
Landscape at Speed In a power dive In a slow burn Over ancient fields Over i…
Meridian In the burning daze Of unnatural light I took a long drive…
Missing Islands Effortless gulls in the wake Silver and white on the bow A…
Runners of the Sun How could I have seen them Their faces and distant lives S…
Uniforms Send back the uniforms Send back the generous Reich Send…