Shearwater announce covers album, Fellow Travelers
After releasing last year’s Animal Joy, Shearwater are returning with a covers album titled Fellow Travelers. It’s out Nov. 26 via Sub Pop, and features new takes on songs by Xiu Xiu, St. Vincent, Folk Implosion and other contemporary indie rockers. Check out the tracklist below, as well as a stream of Xiu Xiu’s “I Luv The Valley (OH!)”.
Tracklist:
1. “Our Only Sun” – a fragment of the song “Deeper Devastation,” by Jesca Hoop
2. “I Luv the Valley OH!!” – Xiu Xiu
3. “Hurts Like Heaven” – Coldplay
4. “To Be of Use” – Smog
5. “Natural One” – Folk Implosion
6. “Ambiguity” – David Thomas Broughton
7. “Cheerleader” – St. Vincent
8. “Tomorrow” – Clinic
9. “A Wake for the Minotaur” – Shearwater & Sharon Van Etten
10. “Mary is Mary” – Wye Oak
11. “Fucked Up Life” – The Baptist Generals
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