Aquarium Drunkard — September 9th saw the return of Okkervil River via their first LP in three years, Away, a record principal Will Sheff has described as “me taking my life back to zero and starting to add it all back up again.” Below, we are screening the group’... more info

Music For Ants — You can blame Autumn for its leisurely arrival to the Lone Star State (ICYMI, I moved to Austin this year) for the lateness of this mix. With this week starting to bring some slightly cooler temperatures (relative to the months of sizzling heat that ... more info

Impose Magazine — On September 19th, Okkervil River took the stage at Washington DC’s notorious 9:30 Club. Photographer Max Sall was there to capture it. The post Okkervil River at 9:30 appeared first on Impose Magazine. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — If you recognize the album artwork style, it's because it was made by William Schaff, who's designed iconic album covers for Okkervil River, Songs: Ohia, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and others. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Allah Las' Calico Review, The Head and the Heart's Signs Of Light, Lucy Dacus's No Burden, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree, Okkervil River's Away, and Psychic Twin's Strange Diary are all new albums I can strongly... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker profiled author Alan Moore. Moore talked books and reading with the New York Times. Will Sheff talked to Paste and CLRVYNT about the new Okkervil River album, Away. Ebooks on sale for $1.99 today: Flight by Sherman... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Ann Patchett discussed her new novel Commonwealth and bookselling with the Guardian. Stereogum reconsidered Grizzly Bear's Yellow House album 10 years after its release. eBook on sale for $2.99 today: Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Okkervil R... more info

Consequence of Sound — Will Sheff lives with ghosts while also resolutely moving forward. more info

Stereogum — Since releasing 2013’s The Silver Gymnasium, the last Okkervil River, Will Sheff, the sharp and literate songwriter who masterminds the band, has changed the entire lineup of the group. Sheff has relocated from Austin to New York, and he seems to b... more info

Consequence of Sound — New album, new band, new perspective. Will Sheff trades in his obsession with the past for a more sensitive view of the present. more info