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Okkervil River – “I’m In Love With Susan Smith” (Tom House Cover)

3144 days ago

Stereogum — Okkervil River’s third album, Black Sheep Boy, turned 10 earlier this year, and long-time label Jagjaguwar is reissuing the album as a special deluxe edition to be released this winter. It’ll contain the album itself, the companion EP Black Sheep... more info

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Obama Shares Vacation Playlists Featuring Florence + The Machine, Beyoncé, Okkervil River

3170 days ago

Stereogum — Let’s not bury the lead here: President Obama seems to be siding with Spotify in the streaming wars. POTUS tweeted a pair of vacation playlists today, and they’re powered not by Tidal (sorry, Jay) or Apple (sorry, Tay) but the ever-popular Swedis... more info

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Shorties (An Interview with Haruki Murakami, Will Sheff on Black Sheep Boy, and more)

3269 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — The Japan Times interviewed author Haruki Murakami. Will Sheff discussed the tenth anniversary of Okkervil River’s Black Sheep Boy album with Consequence of Sound. The Riveter interviewed Jen Doll about her book Save the Date. Paul Weller discussed... more info

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Don Henley Found Another Fan To Sue

3427 days ago

Stereogum — The notoriously litigious Don Henley still has his sights set on Frank Ocean, Okkervil River, and a clothing company, and here’s another person to add to the list. This one seems pretty reasonable, however: NY Daily News reports that Henley and ban... more info

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Of Course Don Henley Is Suing Over This Punny Shirt Ad

3478 days ago

Stereogum — Don Henley has been notoriously litigious in the past — he threatened to sue Frank Ocean a few years ago for sampling “Hotel California” on his Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape, and he was still pissed about that in June of this year, in addition to be... more info

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Here’s The Okkervil River Song Don Henley Doesn’t Want You To Hear

3605 days ago

Stereogum — Yesterday we learned than Don Henley of the Eagles is still really angry at both Frank Ocean and Will Sheff (aka Okkervil River) for what Henley sees as copyright violations of his music. In the case of Okkervil River, Henley prevented Sheff from rel... more info

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Don Henley’s Still Pissed At Frank Ocean, And Okkervil River, Too

3606 days ago

Stereogum — Two years ago Don Henley threatened to sue Frank Ocean for performing “American Wedding,” the altered version of “Hotel California” that Ocean included on his star-making Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape. Sounds like Henley is still angry at Ocean. H... more info

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Watch The National On CBS This Morning

3736 days ago

Stereogum — CBS This Morning’s weekend edition has upped its indie rock game in recent months, airing performances by and profiles on folks like My Morning Jacket, Tegan And Sara, and Okkervil River. Today the show featured Best Alternative Music Album Grammy ... more info

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Live Video: Okkervil River

3739 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Throughout Okkervil River‘s in-studio session, frontman Will Sheff keeps breaking into giggles. And if you look closely around the room, you’ll see plastic action figures perched on the keyboard or suspended from the mic stand. It’s that sense ... more info

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