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

Brooklyn Vegan — The film has deep ties to North Texas: it's was directed by an old friend of St. Vincent's, and the score was written by a former member of her band. Continue reading… more info

Impose Magazine — I spoke with Will Sheff of Okkervil River on a scorching hot day across the board in the United States. The air conditioning in the building I was calling from was broken, and the vents seemed to be blowing hot air directly at my face. I was nervous ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Latest Away cut sees Will Sheff mock the music industry. more info

Stereogum — Will Sheff’s literate rock project Okkervil River is returning soon with the new album Away, and we’ve already posted the “Okkervil River R.I.P.” video. Today, Sheff has shared another video, and this one is for “The Industry,” a new song... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Royal Headache, Ryan Adams, Seth Bogart (aka Hunx), Okkervil River, Patti Smith, Flight of the Conchords, Gary Higgins, Los Robertas, DZ Deathrays, and more NYC show options for this rather stacked Wednesday. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — In support of the band's forthcoming Silver Gymnasium follow-up, Away. more info