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You might say Shearwater are for the birds: Frontman Jonathan Meiburg is an ornithologist when he's not offering up Jeff Buckley-esque vocal warblings, and the Austin, Texas, indie band's upcoming album, Rook, is named after a type of crow.

Rook is due June 3 via Matador and is Shearwater's second release for the label following last year's expanded edition of the moody, melodramatic Palo Santo. Judging by the new tunes on their MySpace, the band's got another winner in store, but you'll be able to judge for yourself: Shearwater will be winging their way to a club near you this summer when they head out on a headlining East Coast tour.



Shearwater U.S. tour dates:

6.13: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
6.14: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
6.15: Washington DC @ The Black Cat
6.17: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
6.19: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
6.21: Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
6.24: Chicago, IL @ The Mansion
6.27: Fort Worth, TX @ Lola’s
6.28: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk

You can also get a bird's-eye-view at some earlier dates in support of U.K. fuzz-rockers Clinic, whose own set of new jams, Do It!, got a solid review from Buzznet.

Clinic U.S. tour dates:

5.9: Boston, MA @ Paradise
5.10: Montreal, QC @ La Scala Rossa
5.11: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
5.12: Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
5.13: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5.14: Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
5.16: Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
5.17: Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards
5.18: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
5.19: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
5.20: Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

- David Greenwald