Fronted by multi-instrumentalist and former Okkervil River player Jonathan Meiburg, Shearwater’s always captivating, yet typically sparse, rock explodes in this one-of-a-kind performance, as Meiburg, drummer Thor Harris, bass player Kimberly Burke, and touring pals Jordan Geiger and Kevin Schneider soar through some of The Golden Archipelago’s finest moments. Check it out here.

On Canvas airs Wednesdays at eight on Philadelphia’s PBS member station, WHYY-TV channel 12. Viewers outside the Philly area can watch the series online at video.whyy.org.

This is Erickson’s first album of new material in 14 years, and made up of, according to Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff (who produced the album), “the best songs Roky has ever written, unreleased due to decades plagued by the kind of personal tragedies that would destroy someone less resilient.”

Erickson has battled both mental illness and legal troubles over the last few decades, including a stint at Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, electroconvulsive therapy, and being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. A documentary on his life, You’re Gonna Miss Me, screened at SXSW in 2005, which was also the same year Erickson performed his first full-length set in 20 years.

In addition to Sheff producing True Love…, Okkervil River serves as the backing band on the album, which is out April 20 via Anti-.

Here’s a clip of the crew at Toy Joy in Austin, TX.