The beauty and world-weary charm Okkervil River hold in abundance emanates from The Stand Ins' finer moments. While it may not be the best thing they've ever done (or even will do), it is assured, ambitious and occasionally transcendent in its appeal - a worthy expansion of its forerunner and standalone joy in itself.
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Another chapter of Okkervill River's Stand-Ins Sessions is complete. Zykos fittingly performs the sixth track On Tour with Zykos from the new Okkervil River album The Stand Ins . -------------------------------------------------------- Official Site | MySpace | More MP3s ~~
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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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As some famous poet once said, distance has a way of making love understandable. Here we are in September of 2008, and Okkervil River's The Stage Names, a record that was at first loved and then capsized by the digital wake of 2007, has floated to the surface unharmed. The Stage Names made [...]
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Okkervil River's kicking off a new series of performances, to be added over time to their YouTube channel, featuring songs from the prematurely approved The Stand Ins as performed by various guests you've probably heard of. The first album track to get the Stand In Sessions treatment is the excellent "Lost Coastlines ," with New Pornographer A.C. Newman Standing In for the Shearwater-bound Jona...
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Man, I'm bummed that I missed Okkervil River at Lollaplooza. Their new record The Stand-Ins is another great album in their history of great albums. But, I wasn't feeling too well, so what can you do? MP3: Okkervil River - Pop Lie "Pop Lie" doesn't have the best lyrics of an Okkervil River song, but it deserves [...]~~
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Another one from The Stand Ins Sessions. Chapter Four brings us Justin Vernon, wearing a shirt with sleeves for the first time all summer, applying the upper reaches of his internet-famous falsetto to Okkervil River's "Blue Tulip." Like the others we've posted (Carl Newman's "Lost Coastlines" with Will Sheff, and David Vandervelde's "Singer Songwriter," if you're keeping score), it comes sans ...
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Photo by Steve GullickSo next Sunday night, when most are sitting down to carve up a turkey or tofurkey or turducken and giving thanks for the last long weekend for more than two months, others - presumably those without families who love them - will be gathering at the Phoenix to welcome Austin's Okkervil River to town. And they'll be giving thanks that the Okkervil M.O. of releasing an albu...
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Photo by Steve GullickTo build up anticipation for the release of The Stand-Ins on September 9, Okkervil River have set up a YouTube channel wherein they'll be posting videos of various artists covering songs from the new record. Two are up so far - one featuring New Pornograper Carl Newman handling Jonathan Meiburg's parts in a duet of "Lost Coastlines" with Will Sheff, and one with David...
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Okkervil River's Stand In Sessions roll on. We've heard from A.C. Newman , Starry Stairs , Bird Of Youth , David Vandervelde , Bon Iver and Zykos . A lot of those artists are MOKB favorites, so Will and crew really have us captivated with this project. Our infatuation holds strong with David Wingo aka Ola Podrida next to try his hand. David gives his rendition of Calling And Not Ca...
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--- - |- New WaxIt's hard to believe that Okkervil River's last album was released more than a year ago, but surely fans welcome the news of new material with open and anxious arms. The band's newest release is entitled The Stand-Ins, and while I wouldn't quite put it on par with the cinematic grandeur of The Stage Names, it serves as a worthy companion piece. I say companion piece because the...
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Okkervil River has a new record called The Stand Ins due September 9. In anticipation of the album, the band is releasing a set of videos featuring collaborations on album tracks with other notable artists. The band is joined by New Pornographer A.C. Newman for this living room recording of "Lost Coastlines." Newman also has a record of his own called Get Guilty (his second solo set) tentati...
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In preperation for the release of Okkervil River's new album The Stand Ins, the band has been releasing a series of brand new videos of artists and friends covering the new songs off of the album, which is due on Sept 9th. Get it? STAND INS!One of the selections here, "Lost Coastlines", is quickly becoming one of my top track of "the Ocho", right along with "Singer Songwriter". Will sat down a...
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Okkervil River are channeling hip-hop and releasing their own lo-fi mixtape -- for FREE via their Web site. The Golden Opportunities mixtape is a compilation of live cover tracks recorded on tour between 2006-2007. Joni Mitchell's "The Blonde In The Bleachers," Serge Gainsbourg's "I Came Here To Say I'm Going Away" and John Cale's "Antartica Starts Here" are among the cover songs on the nine-tr...
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Thanks to Okkervil River, I'm now totally convinced that David Letterman's talent booking team includes at least one MOGger - or someone with the impeccable, eclectic and adventurous tastes of a MOGger. (Okay, poebegone. You're right. It's definitely a stealth MOGger.)"The Late Show," Dave's weeknight chat-fest on CBS, seldom fails to present the latest and greatest in musical acts - from the f...
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