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Getting In over Your Head

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Commencé September 16, 2026

Getting In over Your Head For the past quarter-century, Jonathan Meiburg has been pushing at the edges of American indie rock. With his bands Shearwater and Loma, he has written songs about forever wars, global extinction events, and the atomic legacies of the American century with a musical style mixing post-punk fuzz and symphonic grandeur. As an ornithologist and nature writer, he has traveled to all seven continents, and in 2021 he published A Most Remarkable Creature, a globe-trotting st...

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Getting In over Your Head

Commonweal (United States) | Sep 15, 2026

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Shearwater's innovative sound exemplifies the evolution of American indie rock over the past 25 years.

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The exploration of nature in Jonathan Meiburg's writing enriches the themes present in his music.

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Interdisciplinary artists, like Jonathan Meiburg, can bridge gaps between science and art.

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Loma's music lacks the depth and originality found in Shearwater's work.

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