I've gone ahead and used the occasion of the latest OKKERVIL RIVER release (THE STAND INS; 09.09.08) to cobble together a career-spanning compilation of the Austin band's work -- almost half of which you can download below.In the past, I have written about the band as follows:"I first discovered [these guys] with the ragged epic "The War Criminal Rises and Speaks," and I've been with them ever ...
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Okkervil River's new album titled The Stand Ins is taken literally in the video for their track "Lost Coastlines." You can see what I mean towards the end.
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Thanks to Mike's wonderful post showcasing Okkervil River's appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, I've now been Re-EMCD'd into listening to even more from Will Sheff and Co. Now, mind you, all Mike had to do was plant the seed, you see, because The Stand Ins definitely had it's place on my best of 2008 list already. Its just that sometimes EMCD's [that's Evil Music Crack Dealers, ...
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The music must never stop in Will Sheff's head...and we are all better off for it. There is a new Okkervil River album slated for release this September, and 'The Stand Ins' seems to pick up RIGHT were 'The Stage Names' left off. There isn't a better place to take off from...in my humble opinion(I loved that record).
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New Okkervil River track off the upcoming The Stand Ins, due Sept. 9.
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Thanks to the Norweigan Broadcasting Company (aka NBC but with better Olympic coverage) has brought what seems to be this impromtu performance by Okkervil River's Will Sheff and friends.
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