November 4, 2009
Over at Monitor Mix headquarters, I am preparing for two weeks of End of the Decade coverage, which will launch on Monday, Nov. 9! The coverage will feature many contributors from the NPR Music Team, as well as from people who have never before written for NPR Music.
So today, let's show a little love for the Sic Alps:
Shearwater's songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur.
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