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Okkervil River: I Am Very Farnew
Will Sheff is operating on a higher plane these days. On Okkervil River's stunning I Am Very Far, Sheff revels in ambiguous and evocative imagery that keeps pace with inspired studio wizardry.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-27-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Okkervil River, Will Sheff
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
Tags: Okkervil River
Don't Call Okkervil River's 'The Stand Ins' a Sequelnew
It's really a collection of deleted and extended scenes, scrapped when frontman Will Sheff, fearing overkill, nixed releasing Stage Names as a double album.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
09-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Okkervil River, The Stand Ins
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
Tags: Okkervil River
Melodic Gemsnew
On their latest CD, Okkervil River embrace their moment in the spotlight with all pomp, bravado and professionalism.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Okkervil River, The Stage Names
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
Tags: Okkervil River, The Stage Names
Okkervil River Trots Out More Song-novelsnew
What especially salvages Stage Names is that frontman Will Schef doesn't pretend he can't be bought or is unwilling to let the machine take control from time to time.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Okkervil River, The Stage Names
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
