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

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

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

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

Consequence of Sound — A gift to the fans. more info

Sweeping The Nation — Truth be told, we didn't think there'd be a blog poll this year. Partly because this place was out of commission by choice for a while, but also the number of blogs closing down without notice, just disappearing and leaving a regular last pos... more info

USA Today Music — Download the new EP for free and hear the band's take on Cyndi Lauper and other artists. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, new tour dates and a trailer for their short film. more info

Said the Gramophone — Okkervil River - "Down Down the Deep River". A song like a TV themesong, a glitzy red carpet for a stream of live audience-members, a deckled invitation to a man with a thin-stem microphone. The walls have hieroglyphics in fake... more info

78s — Für Leute, die westlich von Winterthur leben, gibt es für einen Donnerstagabend in St. Gallen nicht wahnsinnig viele gute Gründe. Okkervil River im Palace, allerdings, ist ein No-Brainer. Für «The Silver Gymnasium» hatte die sonst so Okkervil R... more info