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Okkervil River Overflows With Dramanew

Ironically enough, Will Sheff has come to learn that there’s a downside to being famous, even when that fame is at the grassroots level.
The Georgia Straight  |  Mike Usinger  |  09-19-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Will Sheff's Waters Run Deepnew

The singer of Okkervil River pens lyrics that can only come from the mind of a man who spends considerable time in the company of classic authors and dead poets.
New York Press  |  David Callicott  |  09-27-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Okkervil River's Will Sheff Doesn't Want to Be Brandednew

The Austin group has been called indie-folk-rock and "lit-rock," but Sheff thinks it's up to the listener.
Weekly Alibi  |  Thomas Gilchrist  |  09-04-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

The River's Edgenew

While Okkervil River's Will Sheff ranks among modern music's most literary songwriters, he stops short of turning lyrics into inaccessible, unfeeling academic exercises.
SF Weekly  |  Andrew Miller  |  04-02-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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