Entries Tagged as 'Okkervil River'

You Ain’t No Picasso’s favorite songs of 2011

December 5th, 2011 by Matt

2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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Okkervil River share free covers EP

November 29th, 2011 by Matt

Okkervil River just released their second free covers album. This one includes covers the Triffids, Jim Sullivan and more. Download Golden Opportunities 2 at the band’s web site

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[video] Okkervil River do “Rider” on Letterman

May 14th, 2011 by Matt

The always-fantastic Okkervil River took their show to Letterman last night. This great performance (and their fantastic new record I Am Very Far) remind me that it’s been far too long since I saw the band live. It’s been almost exactly four years since my first and last time seeing them. Gotta remedy that soon… [...]

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[MP3/VIDEO] Will Sheff covers Roky Erickson’s “Birds’d Crash”

March 30th, 2011 by Matt

Okkervil River backed Roky Erickson up on his last studio album, but I think this still counts as a cover. Okkervil frontman Will Sheff offered up his version of “Birds’d Crash” at an outdoor SXSW event. The only way this could be more enjoyable is if instead of being cold at home with some cereal, [...]

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