First off, thanks be to
Pitchfork for the lead. Secondly, this is big...at least for us. Sure, I know we are only a few of
Will Sheffs thousands of devoted minions. But wed also consider ourselves fairly fine connoisseurs of
Okkervil Rivers hopelessly addicting batch of emotional, folkish fare. Sure, they may be down a man with
Jonathan Meibergs recent departure for
Shearwater exclusivity. But this here river continues to flow fine and mighty, apparently rolling right on downstream to an already completed 5th studio album.
While details are a little thin, heres at least what we know now. The album is titled
The Stand Ins, and its a thematic follow-up to last years brilliant
The Stage Names.
Jagjaguwar will once again handle the record, and it will hit stores on September 9th. Stay tuned to Baeble as more becomes available
David Pitz
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MP3: Okkervil River:: Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe - from The Stage Names
Okkervil River on MySpace