So far Rook's standout track is "Rooks," which mixes ex-Okkervil Riverer Jonathan Meiburg's melancholic, bookish tendencies into a tight, elegant nugget. "Leviathan, Bound," which follows "Rooks" on the album, also follows in the general stylistic path as its predecessor, though it's more fragile, less robust, and lacks as strong an initial hook. Give it time, though, figure out the hunter/hunted vignette/storyline, let the strings and glock do their thing, and you'll discover the tug.
Shearwater - "Leviathan, Bound" (MP3)
It works best in the context of the album (think about "The Hunter's Star" at some point), which you can stream at Shearwater's MySpace.
Rook is out via Matador.
