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]

Jet Plane and Oxbow
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2016
GenreIndie rock
Length52:00
LabelSub Pop
ProducerDanny Reisch
Shearwater chronology
Animal Joy
(2012)
Jet Plane and Oxbow
(2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[5]
Metacritic82/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[8]

The album has been generally well received. It holds an 82% average rating on Metacritic indicating "universal acclaim."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 81

References

  1. "Review: Shearwater, 'Jet Plane And Oxbow'". NPR.org.
  2. James Christopher Monger (January 26, 2016). "Jet Plane and Oxbow - Shearwater". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. Sub Pop Records. "Jet Plane and Oxbow". Sub Pop Records.
  4. Records, Sub Pop. "Shearwater". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  5. "Jet Plane and Oxbow by Shearwater reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. "Reviews for Jet Plane and Oxbow by Shearwater". Metacritic. January 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  7. Simpson, Dave (January 21, 2016). "Shearwater: Jet Plane and Oxbow review – poignant skyscraping cinematics" via www.theguardian.com.
  8. Ron Hart (January 25, 2016). "Shearwater: Jet Plane and Oxbow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  9. "Reviews for Jet Plane And Oxbow by Shearwater - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Shearwater – Jet Plane and Oxbow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2016.



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