Find similar albums to i am very far okkervil river on allmusic. I am very far, an album by okkervil river on spotify. Check out i am very far by okkervil river on amazon music. Vinyl lp, album vinyl lp, single sided, album, etched vinyl 7 okkervil river i am very far 2011, vinyl discogs. This is one of my favorite bands and the first indie band i saw in. It is their first album since the 2008 release of the stand ins and their 2010 collaboration with roky erickson, true love cast out all evil. Nov 28, 2011 visit the bands website to download your own copy.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. May, 2015 okkervil river is at its best when its in fullon epic rock mode, which is why i am very fars rider is the albums strongest tracka rollicking, pianoled anthem with a classic drum breakdown. Okkervil river, i am very far the austin band packed its last few releases with sunny, approachable folk and countryinflected. Okkervil river listen and stream free music, albums, new. Piano keys sound like they are being punched, guitars like they are being beaten rather than strummed, and william sheffs voice functions as much as part of the rhythmic cacophony as anything else, cracking and accenting the beats. Alexandra valenticourtesy of the artist audio for this feature is no longer available. It was produced primarily in austin, connecticut and brooklyn by lead singer will sheff with john congleton and phil palazzolo. Strings, instruments and vocals blend and blur the lines of what we thought we knew about or. Mar 09, 2011 the walkup to the may 10 release of i am very far, the new album from austin, texas, folk rockers okkervil river, began in january when they performed wake and be fine on late night with jimmy.
In the case of okkervil river s i am very far, its difficult to hear its dark, dense, mysterious songs without immediately branding them as a far cry from the straightforward rock n roll fables of the stage names and the stand ins. I am very far never feels like it is coming from a band in experimentation mode negatively, that is. I thought it would be the most exciting to record i am very far over a bunch of short and completely distinct sessions. Will sheff, okkervil river go the distance with i am very. In september 20 okkervil river released their seventh album, the silver gymnasium, the content of which is inspired by sheffs childhood and hometown. May 10, 2011 listen to your favorite songs from i am very far by okkervil river now. Shop for the okkervil river i am very far and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. To promote the album, the band went on tour in 2011 with titus andronicus, julianna barwick, future islands and newvillager. Skip to main content skip to footer site51500000192343 site51500000000187107 new k82787 alliance okkervil river i am very far site51500000192343. When music defies easy description, its tempting to define it by what it isnt. Jag209 release date august 2, 2011 2 tracks download artist okkervil river releaseproduct i am very far label jagjaguwar catalogue number jag185cd release date may 10, 2011 11 tracks. Okkervil rivers extravagant new album sounds like a lunge at the big time, reckons alexis petridis. The resulting record, i am very far, is a startling break from anything this band has done before. Will sheff wears this intensity on his sleeves, and i am very far is the bands finest showcase of this intensity since black sheep boy.
After a run of concept albums, will sheffs literate indie rock project returns with a collection of unrelated songs united by the dense production. The idea was to not have any idea to keep myself confused about what i was doing, frontman will sheff says about okkervil rivers newest album i am very far. Its a startling break from the bands previous work. The idea was to not have any idea to keep myself confused about what i was doing, frontman will sheff says about okkervil rivers 2011 album. I am very far is ostensibly okkervil rivers first nonconcept album in eight years. Okkervil river will never be anything other than a band known to those whose preferred music tastes lie around the margins. The untypical huge marching beat of opener the valley, rider and white shadow waltz are superb, but the precious heart of i am very far lies with the epic your past life is a blast, wake and be fine and the rise. Sep 07, 2018 the goal was to push my brain to places it didnt want to go. Okkervil river s sixth album, i am very far, was released on 10 may 2011. The walkup to the may 10 release of i am very far, the new album from austin, texas, folk rockers okkervil river, began in january when they performed wake and be fine on late night with jimmy. Okkervil rivers latest, i am very far, has taken the band to new places. Okkervil river s profile including the latest music.
Dismissed my many fans, its a deeply complex, rewarding. Will sheff, okkervil river go the distance with i am very far. Abandoning the tidy conceptual arcs of okkervil rivers previous albums, i am very far is a monolithic, darkly ambiguous work, one that doesnt readily offer up its secrets. Vinyl lp, album vinyl lp, single sided, album, etched vinyl 7. But in comparison to the intricately built, bopalong. Okkervil river inhabits their new sonic direction so that the album never feels like a departure from the bands catalogue, but rather a natural addition to it. Okkervil river is at its best when its in fullon epic rock mode, which is why i am very fars rider is the albums strongest tracka rollicking, pianoled anthem with a classic drum breakdown and shades of springsteen and the stones street fighting man, in particular.
October 26, 2006 okkervil river takes on a daunting challenge in a new song making the rounds as an mp3 download. In sunken gardens where there was a street verse 3 west over water i rambled and paced. For a band so often noted for its emotional directness, that could be a death sentence. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The next proper okkervil river album to arrive was 2011s i am very far, and to some, this looms as a black mark on their discography. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. As sheff talks dream interpretations, his band okkervil river s fifth fulllength release, i am very far, is poised for a may 10 release on jagjaguwar. Sep 24, 20 the next proper okkervil river album to arrive was 2011s i am very far, and to some, this looms as a black mark on their discography. Listen free to okkervil river i am very far the valley, piratess and more. Okkervil river s latest, i am very far, has taken the band to new places. This is a song which builds with layers upon layers of texture added by extra instruments and increasing ganglike chanting vocals.
Buy mp3 music online okkervil river in the rainbow rain. Okkervil rivers sixth album i am very far begins with rhythmical opener the valley. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The resulting i am very far, which was produced by sheff, feels both transitory and triumphant, successfully integrating the austin, texasbased collective. Perhaps okkervil river are too smart, too knowing, too vexed by its implications to go for the craven lunge at the big time. Okkervil rivers most recent lp, i am very far, is also out now via jagjaguwar. Okkervil river lyrics 1 song lyrics sorted by album, including okkervil river r. After down the river of golden dreams in 2003, the austinbased group released two sets of linked records.
The idea was to not have any idea to keep myself confused about what i was doing, frontman will sheff says about okkervil river s 2011 album. Apr 15, 2011 the correlation seems almost too obvious. Listen to your favorite songs from i am very far by okkervil river now. Okkervil rivers i am very far consequence of sound. I am very far by okkervil river on amazon music unlimited. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by russian author tatyana tolstaya. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. The goal was to push my brain to places it didnt want to go. Okkervil river ist eine usamerikanische independentband. It looks at the impact of a horrific event in this case a presidential. It was produced primarily in austin, connecticut and brooklyn by lead singer will. Okkervil river hanging from a hit i am very far youtube. As sheff talks dream interpretations, his band okkervil rivers fifth fulllength release, i am.
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Download okkervil river i am very far muzyka rar from 93 mb, okkervil river i am very far 2011 caheso muzyka rar from 93 mb free from tradownload. Album artwork the first single from okkervil rivers album i am very far is just about as heavy as the band has ever sounded in their prolific career. Okkervil river, i am very far the austin band packed its last few releases with sunny, approachable folk and countryinflected pop, winning many new fans in the process. Audrey easley flute, will sheff producer, jonathan meiburg vocals, angklung, patrick pestorius vocals, bass. Abandoning the tidy conceptual arcs of okkervil rivers previous albums, i am very far is a monolithic, darkly ambiguous work, one. Fresh from backing the legendary roky erickson on 2010s triumphant true love cast out all evil, okkervil river frontman will sheff decided to head home to his native new hampshire to carve out the meat of the groups sixth longplayer. Find similar albums to i am very far okkervil river on allmusic allmusic. May 09, 2011 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Okkervil river is an indiefolk rock band from austin, texas usa. The lyrics, by singerwriterprophet will sheff, are as expected brilliant. Okkervil rivers sixth album, i am very far, was released on 10 may 2011. Okkervil rivers new album, i am very far, comes out on may 10.
Okkervil river frontman sheff produced the critically acclaimed album, a role he reprised on his own bands 2011 release, i am very far. Okkervil river s new album, i am very far, is now streaming free online. The band currently consists of will sheff vocals, guitar, justin shurburn guitar, keyboards, lauren gurgiolo guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, scott brackett keyboards, trumpet. On i am very far, sheff emerges not only as a songwriter of the highest caliber, but a producer and arranger of singular vision. Sheff went back to the future on 20s silver gymnasium, an 11track ode to his hometown of meridian, new hampshire. I am very far is the sixth album by okkervil river, released on may 10, 2011. Cd universe is your source for okkervil rivers song rider mp3 download lyrics and much more. The resulting i am very far, which was produced by sheff, feels both transitory and triumphant, successfully integrating the austin, texasbased. I am very far by okkervil river, released 10 may 2011 1. May 09, 2011 i am very far is the sixth album by okkervil river, released on may 10, 2011.
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