One of my favorite indie bands, Texas’ folk-tinged Okkervil River, have their new album, The St& Ins, set for a release next month.  DV8, once again, coming through big time, brings it to us a month early.  I haven’t had a chance to listen to it, but I’ve loved their older works, and have extremely high hopes.  So check it out if you like your indie with a hard country/folk influence.

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 CD in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing two more albums, including concept CD Black Sheep Boy, which landed them critical praise.

Track Listing:

1.  St& Ins, One                                       0:47
2.  Lost Coastlines                                      5:31
3.  Singer Songwriter                                    3:49
4.  Starry Stairs                                        4:01
5.  Blue Tulip                                           6:18
6.  Stand Ins, Two                                       0:31
7.  Pop Lie                                              3:12
8.  On Tour With Zykos                                   4:54
9.  Calling And Not Calling My Ex                        4:21
10. St& Ins, Three                                     0:54
11. Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed On The Roof Of The  5:54
Chelsea Hotel, 1979

Artist:   Okkervil River
Title:    The St& Ins
Label:    Jagjaguwar
Genre:    Indie
Bitrate:  185kbit av.
Time:     00:40:12
Size:     55.82 mb
Rip Date: 2008-08-09
Str Date: 2008-09-09

Release Name: Okkervil_River-The_Stand_Ins-(Advance)-2008-DV8
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