MTV.co.uk News — Austin, Texas' finest Okkervil River return to the UK this November for a string of dates around the UK.The band, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Will Sheff, released their sixth... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch the new Okkervil River video for Your Past Life As A Blast. The ndie rock band from Austin, Texas, hit sth road for an Australian tour and a string of dates in Europe. Live dates: 10/12 Perth, Australia @ Capitol 10/14 Melbourne, Austra... more info

Impose Magazine — Okkervil River's new video for single 'Your Past Life as a Blast' recently premiered. You can view the video below! Your Past Life As A Blast from Okkervil River on Vimeo. more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River figurehead Will Sheff dug into his family’ own archives for the “Your Past Life As A Blast” clip, appropriating his father’s Super 8 footage. Sheff explains in the press release, in case you want some proper context: The lyrics... more info

Guardian Music — This week's a scorcher of sun-blushed songs with a splash of blues from Hendrix and white-hot metal from Judas PriestThe ruby wedding anniversary of sonofwebcore, one of our readers, and his wife prompted us last week to solicit your suggestions for ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Salon reviews Davis Guggenheim's U2 documentary, From the Sky Down. The Christian Science Monitor offers a literary Brooklyn quiz. OffBeat interviews Okkervil River frontman about the band's new album, I Am Very Far. You wrote that piece about Viking... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Your Past Life as a Blast (MP3) Okkervil River at Terminal 5 in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) After the Soundtown Music Festival and a few shows with The Decemberists and Fruit Bats this month, Okkervil... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River put out their latest LP I Am Very Far in May, but the Austin outfit just freed up another MP3 in honor of “Your Past Life As A Blast”‘s proper single release. Okkervil River – “Your Past Life As A Blast” The 7″ is backed ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Membership has its rewards, and KEXP is no different. Those donors who contributed $500 or more during the KEXP pledge drive are awarded membership to the KEXP VIP Concert Series, where a select number of KEXP members and staff are invited to attend ... more info

Altsounds — *Okkervil River* have announced details of a *UK headline tour in November*, along with more info on the new single and b-side stream. Full details of the tour are below, culminating in a show at *London's Koko*. *New single 'Your Past Life As A ... more info