Brooklyn Vegan — This sums it up:On June 7, Okkervil River will take the stage at Terminal 5, the largest NYC venue the band has ever played, in support of their highly anticipated new album, 'I Am Very Far' (out May 10,... more info
411 Mania — Dan Deacon's new project sounds rally unlikely but it's legit, Panda Bear news, music from an indie supergroup, Strokes album news, Okkervil River news, and more. more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s been three years since the last Okkervil River album. On May 10th that all changes when the band releases I Am Very Far via Jagjaguwar. It features 11 new songs, produced and arranged by frontman Will Sheff in Austin, New York City and Connect... more info
Radio Exile — JAGJAGUWAR will be releasing the newest album from Okkervil River, I Am Very Far, on May 10. Check out the performance of the band’s first single on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon above and love it. http://radioexile.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/... more info
Chorus.fm — *Okkervil River* (http://www.myspace.com/okkervilriver) will release a new album titled I Am Very Far on May 10th through Jagjaguwar (http://www.jagjaguwar.com/). To get a taste of what's to come, watch them debut their first single, "Wake and Be Fin... more info
411 Mania — ATP additions, new Okkervil River single, a whole Radiohead concert on video, new Kurt Vile song, news on the new album from The Dodos, and, as ever, more. more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — Looks like we will get a new Okkervil River album later this year. For now, we are going to have to make due with a new single from the band. On February 8th, the band will release a 12″ single titled “Mermaid” via Jagjaguwar. It will come with... more info
Popdose — The Friday Mixtape features contemplative tuneage from Paul Simon, Dion, Great Lake Swimmers, Elliott Smith, Okkervil River, Michael Hedges, and more. more info
Music For Ants — The last time I saw Ted Leo was at Pitchfork Fest, where he swung a microphone into his forehead and had blood streaming down his face for the last song. There wasn’t any bleeding this time around, but Ted Leo did put on a solid opening set to the... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — “Little Bird Courage” is a song taken from Old Canes 2009 album Feral Harmonic. I couldn’t help but hear a little bit of Okkervil River in the upbeat organic rootsy pop-rocker. Weirdly enough, Old Canes sits right under Okkervil in my iTunes. T... more info