Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - "Rider" (MP3) Okkervil River at The Bell House in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Okkervil River are currently on tour with Titus Andronicus and Future Islands in support of their recently released album I Am Very... more info

The Telegraph — Okkervil River's third album is genuinely awe inspiring. Rating: * * * * more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Aquarium Drunkard and The Line of Best Fit review the new Okkervil River album, I Am Very Far. USA Today points out two new books about Swedish author Stieg Larsson, The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the... more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s another great post- Record Store Day week for new releases. Topping the shopping lists of KEXP listeners will surely be the awaited sixth full-length from Okkervil River and the fourth LP from The Antlers. Both bands are starting tours that wi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We need a myth. So insists Will Sheff on the track of the same name, and he’s right. We need a myth, a narrative, something upon which to plot the flags planted in each new territory of our understanding. Some way to compare ‘this’ to ‘that.â... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Two of the year's most anticipated indie rock albums are out tomorrow, Okkervil River's I Am Very Far and The Antlers' Burst Apart. Both will dominate "best of 2011" lists, and deservedly so. This week brings a host of... more info

Addict Music — Before they release their new album ‘I Am Very Far’ next Monday on Jagjaguwar, Okkervil River has made their sixth record available to stream. more info

DrownedInSound — Insightful literary extravagance and melodrama at a time when taking pride in ignorance and indifference seems to be the cultural norm. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Okkervil River's extravagant new album sounds like a lunge at the big time, reckons Alexis PetridisSome albums take time, slowly revealing their meanings and aims only after repeated listening. Others seem to announce their intentions the moment you ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — There are many words to describe Austin, Texas band Okkervil River – but we’re going to have to go with prolific. Not only have they just completed their sixth album, ‘I Am Very Far’ (which is now ready to pre-order before its Jagjaguwar rele... more info