Brooklyn Vegan — It's got some of their folkiest music yet, but also some of their most electronic music yet, and as we heard at SXSW, there's a song with lyrics about Ray Davies and a guitar solo that uses the vocal melody from The Kinks' 'Waterloo Su... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River's Will Sheff underwent an emergency tracheotomy when he was barely even a toddler. I know this because he just released a song about it. That must have been ridiculously scary for Sheff's folks, particularly in light of this key lyric:... more info

Stereogum — Later this month, Okkervil River, Will Sheff's long-running literate indie rock project, will release the new album In The Rainbow Rain. One of its early singles is "Don't Move Back To LA," a song that lists out a few different reasons why you should... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's also a 'Don't Move Back To LA' billboard up in Brooklyn and you can win a copy of Okkervil River's new LP by taking a pic with it. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — From the indie outfit's forthcoming new album, In the Rainbow Rain. more info

Stereogum — Last month we heard "Don't Move Back To LA," the first single from Okkervil River's upcoming spring release In The Rainbow Rain. Today there's a second single and accompanying video for the psychedelic and poetic "Pulled Up The Ribbon." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — BrooklynVegan and Margin Walker's free Lost Weekend 2 SXSW day parties at Cheer Up Charlies in Austin began on Thursday (3/15) with U.S. Girls, Okkervil River, Speedy Ortiz, IDLES, Shopping, Flasher, Stella Donnelly, Becca Mancari, and more. Con... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lineup additions include Leikeli47, The Weather Station, No Vacation and awakebutstillinbed, who join Andrew WK, Okkervil River, Hop Along, Speedy Ortiz, U.S. Girls, Lucy Dacus, and MUCH more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Hip-hop, pop, alt-rock, and country all helped shape the mournful, starlit track. more info

Stereogum — Two years ago, Will Sheff's sharp and writerly project Okkervil River released Away . This spring, they'll follow it up with a new album called In The Rainbow Rain. The first single is "Don't Move Back To LA," a a strummy slow-burner full of life ad... more info