They’re strange little birds in the same family as falcons – though they sport personalities more in line with a crow or a raven.
Meiburg was so taken by the creatures he devoted several years to penning a book on the topic. But he’s forever returning to music, be it projects like Loma, Okkervil River or his primary act, Shearwater – the latter of which is set to release its first LP in six years.
Due out in June, The Great Awakening might be the band’s most ambitious original work to date.