Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing four more albums, including critically lauded concept album Black Sheep Boy.
After a period of touring for Black Sheep Boy, Okkervil River followed up with The Stage Names. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, Golden Opportunities Mixtape from their live performances.
Okkervil River released the album The Stand Ins on September 9, 2008. They promoted the release with a series of cover songs from the album on YouTube by people they've met as a band. Their 2010 collaboration as a backing band with psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson yielded True Love Cast Out All Evil. On May 10, 2011, Okkervil River released their sixth full-length album, I Am Very Far.
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I would say that this is sOOoooO indie of you. I love it.
-Abby
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wow! amazing post, i haven't knew him!
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Nice blog. Thanks for following me:) Have a nice day.
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thanks for your comment! i need to check this band out. haven't heard of them before. love your blogger features. i'd definitely be interested in doing one!
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interesting, would try to listen to their music
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Great Music Monday band to feature and I enjoyed learning about their start. Nice post :)
Wow I'd never heard of them but I will definitely check them out! Loving your blog, I'm definitely following. Hope you'll check out mine as well!
-Ellie
I have never heard of this band before! I definitely wanna check them out now. :)
great post :)
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i love the song 'for real' by okkervil river. even the video is great!
and thankyou for your comment on my blog! :) i'm already following you :)
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Thanks for your comment in my blog :D I don't know this band; I'm going to listen to them! Thanks for the discovery! bisette
Thank you to all of my new followers! I'm glad that you guys like my blog and this band ;)
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