Everybody Makes Mistakes
Shearwater · 2002
36 min · 12 tracks · folk
A contemplative blend of folk melodies and introspective lyrics wrapped in gentle instrumentation.
Why this album works
The album received positive critical reception, helping Shearwater gain traction in the indie folk scene. It laid the groundwork for their subsequent releases, drawing attention for its lyrical sophistication and emotional resonance, which would influence a wave of folk-inspired indie artists in the years that followed.
- Career context
- Released on October 1, 2002, 'Everybody Makes Mistakes' is Shearwater's debut album, marking their transition from a side project of Okkervil River to a standalone band. At this point, the group was still establishing its identity, experimenting with sound and thematic depth that would become hallmarks of their later work.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Maren Morris· Old Crow Medicine Show· Taylor Swift
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 An Accident 2:31
- 2 Well, Benjamin 3:15
- 3 Soon 2:33
- 4 Room for Mistakes Standout 4:30
- 5 12:09 3:25
- 6 Mistakes Standout 2:17
- 7 The Ice Covered Everything Standout 3:20
- 8 You Took Your Mistakes Too Hard 1:48
- 9 Wreck 3:13
- 10 Safeway 3:40
- 11 All the Black Days 1 1:22
- 12 All the Black Days 2 4:23
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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