http://kutnews.org en http://kutnews.org/post/austins-shearwater-soars-animal-joy <em>Audio for this feature is no longer available.</em><p>Many singers work in miniature, opting to sketch out small moments or document fragile emotions, then mumble into their own chests to ratchet up the intimacy. Then there's <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/111981602/wye-oak">Shearwater</a>, whose far-reaching songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur. Jonathan Meiburg's strident vocals often drop to a high falsetto whisper, but he's not afraid to be audible from the farthest reaches of space, either. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:24 +0000 Stephen Thompson 3597 at http://kutnews.org Austin's Shearwater Soars With 'Animal Joy'