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Photo by Kathryn Yu

Shearwater have some time to recuperate from opening one of the biggest tours of the year before hitting the road again. When they do start their next round of dates, they'll cover quite a bit of ground. The tour starts on the West Coast in late August before making its way to Europe, the UK, and Ireland by the time it ends in late September. Matador labelmate Jennifer O'Connor will join Shearwater on most of the West Coast dates.

Of course, all of these shows are in support of the band's recently released Rook LP. And for those fixing for more bird nerdery from Jonathan Meiburg, look no further than the man's recent interview on the subject with birding blog The Birdist. You've got to admit, the guy is passionate about his birds.

Shearwater:

08-27 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *
08-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
08-30 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
08-31 Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
09-01 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad *
09-04 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
09-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
09-12 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
09-13 Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-14 Oxford, England - Zodiac
09-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Captain's Rest
09-16 Manchester, England - Roadhouse
09-17 London, England - Bush Hall
09-18 London, England - Rough Trade East (in-store)
09-19 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
09-20 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy
09-21 Galway, Ireland - Róisín Dubh

* with Jennifer O'Connor with Wye Oak