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Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins
Ishotdanieljohnston:
--- Quote from: Plasticity on 16 Jul 2008, 13:39 ---Black Moth Super Rainbow is both some of the best music, and probably the best band name, ever.
I like this album okay? I do not really understand what is so great about Okkervil River, and would love it if someone could explain it to me. I think the guys voice sounds like Jens Lekman, but I do not like it as much as Jens Lekman.
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Okkervil River have produced just about the most lyrically complex music in the last 20 years and yet their sound is entirely unpretentious and energy filleed. Live they are a presence to behold.
This has just about made my year, I found it after getting home from work last night and it totally made up for the shit of the last 9 hours.
Album of the year contender?
Tom:
--- Quote from: imapiratearg on 16 Jul 2008, 14:50 ---Sounds more like Sheff was writing from a woman's perspective than his own or Meiburg's.
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Yeah probably, he likes doing that after all.
Liz:
I don't think there's any hard feelings between the two of them. Sheff withdrew from Shearwater because it no longer needed him, if you will, and Meiburg did the same. When I saw Shearwater back in May I talked to Jonathan, Kim, and Jordan after the show and all three, independent of the others, told me that the split was completely friendly.
The important thing is that each band is better than ever. This is all I care about.
MobyDickhole:
Just incase anyone does not know. The Stand Ins and The Stage Names were supposed to be a double album (and essentially still are)
The album art also matches up. If you place The Stage Names over The Stand Ins, the skeleton's hand is the hand from the cover of The Stage Names if that makes sense.
Also, I have been really excited for this album and for the groups upcoming tour for a while now. So Woohoo.
Tom:
Man his arm must bend in some weird ways.
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