The songs on the bands new album, the silver gymnasium, are. Take a tour of lead singer will sheffs childhood home town with a beautifully illustrated map by artist william schaff and discover all the weird things magic and mischief and bad movies on vhs that inspired okkervil rivers new album, the silver gymnasium. Okkervil river s sixth album, i am very far, was released on 10 may 2011. A list of the top albums of the year from sputnikmusic. The silver gymnasium is a loose concept album centered around singer will sheffs hometown, meriden, new hampshire heres how sheff described it in an interview i. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me why you want to see the dplan live, and ill pick the winner at random using on friday, 18 october at noon.
Bret curry directed the video, which was filmed during a recent u. Okkervil river s 7th album, the silver gymnasium takes place in 1986 in a small town in new hampshire where will sheff grew up. Sheff must have purged the desire to experiment from his system, because okkervil rivers newest, the silver gymnasium, returns the reins to a proper producer john agnello, dinosaur jr. Away is the eighth studio album by american rock band okkervil river, released on september 9, 2016. World cafe the austin band plays a few songs from its latest album, the silver gymnasium, on todays vintage cafe. The all request fuv mixtape playlist for wednesday, april 12, 2017 the decemberists a beginning song what a terrible world, what beautiful worldokkervil river stay young the silver. The silver gymnasium by okkervil river on amazon music. Listen to will sheff read the short story that gave. If you were a classic indie rock fan the lineup was hard to beat, with headliners guided by voices, plus built to spill who replaced an ailing charles bradley, okkervil river, and the sadies. In september 20 okkervil river released their seventh album, the silver gymnasium, the content of which is inspired by sheffs childhood and hometown. Frank yang everyones heard the old adage about how life is like a river, everchanging, and in the case of austins okkervil river, its especially apt. Singer will sheff also reflects on the experiences. I just know the photo below is to accompany rabbit fur coats rise up with fistsim a little crushed to learn that only copies of graces graphic novel based on rabbit fur coat will be released exclusively at the three gigs.
One of the best new music tuesdays in quite a while. All the time every day is a freewheeling, arguably boozy pub rock song, with doowop inspired piano underscoring it. Okkervil river wanted to create something that was accessible. If youre as obsessed with will sheff and his mighty band of texan titans as i am, then you knew that for the past few weeks, okkervil river has been teasing fans with a sort of instagram wheel of fortune, each day or so unveiling a new letter for their title of their forthcoming eighth album. Okkervil river, the silver gymnasium for okkervil river s will sheff, its been impossible to let go of meriden, n. Okkervil river dont have to sound right on the precipice of madness to be interesting, but unfortunately the silver gymnasium buffs away their eccentricities and robs the music of its impact. This post caps a rewarding year and a half for new releases from all three acts that comprise your bloggers holy trinity of millennialera mostband status. As such, the record captures not only his own autobiographical details, but also musical cues from the era. The faces that make up the band have changed repeatedly over the years singersongwriter will sheff being the only real constant over their 14year existence and theyve had their share of stylistic and thematic shifts over. Listen to will sheff read the short story that gave okkervil river its name from the vault. Tiny desk concert the band performs three songs from the silver gymnasium, a record inspired by the childhood of 37yearold singersongwriter will sheff.
I have a soft spot for the indierock band okkervil river and its lead singersongwriter. Throughout the coming weeks, well be collecting yearend top 10 album lists from dozens of music critics, publications, record stores, and other sources. Growing up in meriden behind okkervil rivers new album. The silver gymnasium one of my favorite lyriccentered bands playing neko case. The worse things get, the harder i fight, the harder i fight, the more i love you one of my favorite voices and songwriters going. Okkervil rivers 7th album, the silver gymnasium takes place in 1986 in a small town in new hampshire where will sheff grew up. Okkervil rivers frontman looks back on childhood without an instagram filter. Wnyc is americas most listenedto public radio station and the producer of awardwinning programs and podcasts like radiolab, on the media, and the brian lehrer show.
Reviews of the silver gymnasium by okkervil river, album no. The record is out september 3 and they okkervil river proper, not will and bud play the phoenix on september 28. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Okkervil river, the silver gymnasium new music, songs. Pitchfork follows will sheff of okkervil river to some open mic nights where he plays songs from the silver gymnasium with a childhood friend. Bob and robin stopped by to fill us in on the band okkervil river and its new album, the silver gymnasium, which will be out early next month. To promote the album, the band went on tour in 2011 with titus andronicus, julianna barwick, future islands and newvillager. Okkervil river, away away is a rebuildingyourselffromthegroundup kind of record, and singersongwriter will sheff uses the occasion to take his time and let his songs breathe.
Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by russian author tatyana tolstaya. July 15, 20 okkervil river s new album, the silver gymnasium, was inspired by lead singer will sheffs home town of meriden, n. Now the band has shared a video for call yourself renee. Besides singersongwriter will sheff, the lineup of literary rock staple okkervil river has changed entirely since their last record, 20s warmhued the silver gymnasium, but the new songs.
Jesusfollower, husband, father, pastor, photographer, writer, formerly reformissionary. Music critic top 10 lists best albums of 20 metacritic. Listen to your favorite songs from the silver gymnasium by okkervil river now. My theories were speculative rather than definitive at first, i thought it was all about some kind of journey, a travelling album, but having had another listen, i now wonder if its more about life in general, and our journey from youth to. Life was a crummy movie on okkervil rivers breakthrough album, the stage names. Okkervil rivers seventh release is a big, sloppyhearted trip back in time, an endearing pop rock set dedicated to will sheffs misbegotten youth in meriden, new hampshire. The okkervil river frontman read from a copy of white walls by tatyana tolstaya. Okkervil river released a new album, away, last month via ato. On monday, i tried to figure out the meaning behind okkervil rivers new album, the silver gymnasium, simply by listening to it all the way through.
On monday this week, the first track off the silver gymnasium has been released in one of those. Okkervil river is an indie rock band from austin, texas. Okkervil river the silver gymnasium lyrics and tracklist. Sina grace is on my radar, but ive definitely seen some of his work illustrating some companion doodles for more adventurous see the second photo. This is a special album for the band as it is wills first autobiographical record. As the interchangeable titles and puzzlepiece album covers imply, this new record is an extension of its predecessor, a further untangling of themes and ideas about music, art, celebrity, love, and the folly of it all. Somber stories and a cause for joy away, one of the years best albums, is a tribute to change. The silver gymnasium ends with two of the best okkervil river songs ever.
Our own bob boilen and robin hilton helped choose those albums. Onair schedule for monday, september 16 20 wnyc new. The bands entire lineup has turned over since the release of 20s nostalgiadrenched the silver gymnasium, for starters, while other industry contacts. Okkervil rivers the silver gymnasium october 20, nmt, the new pornographers brill bruisers august 2014, nmt and todays release of the decemberists what a beautiful world, what a. They also host an npr show and blog called all songs considered. The next few years saw sheff endure a number of hardships, both personal and professional. Sheff sets okkervil rivers seventh album, the silver gymnasium, square in the heart of his own childhood. This album is the bands second release on ato records, following their previous studio album the silver gymnasium the album features a number of guest artists, including marissa nadler, former band member and current shearwater frontman jonathan meiburg, and classical music ensemble ymusic. Hear a song from the album and explore an interactive map of. Okkervil river sing from beyond the grave in new video for. Lido pier suicide car performed in the silver gymnasium duration. Okkervil rivers last album the silver gymnasium entered the american album charts at no 8, and sheff has been acclaimed the latest in a seemingly dwindling band of great rock lyricists.
Okkervil river the silver gymnasium tiny mix tapes. Okkervil river frontman sheff produced the critically acclaimed album, a role he reprised on his own bands 2011 release, i am very far. The band marshals just about every 80s pop trick in the book hey. Sheff went back to the future on 20s silver gymnasium, an 11track ode to his hometown of meridian, new hampshire. Okkervil river sing from beyond the grave in new video for okkervil river r. The album was produced by john agnello kurt vile, dinosaur jr.
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