Okkervil River | The Stage Names | Album

Okkervil River "The Stage Names"

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Jagjaguwar, US, 2007, JAG110, First Issue, Incl. Booklet Insert, Digital Download

Released in August 2007 by Jagjaguwar, Okkervil River's fourth studio album, The Stage Names, represents a high-water mark for the Austin, Texas indie rock outfit. Frontman Will Sheff steers the band away from the crushing, claustrophobic darkness of their 2005 breakthrough Black Sheep Boy, delivering an album that Sheff himself described as "a party, but a serious party". It balances hyper-literate, devastatingly cynical poetry with some of the most vibrant, pop-infused melodies of the band's career.

Artist Website: okkervilriver.com

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