KEXP Seattle — On Away, his eighth album with Okkervil River, Will Sheff winds back to the spacious sounds of his early records while visiting more mature topics of death, dissolution and rebirth. During his latest visit to KEXP, the Austin-based troubadour brings ... more info

Stereogum — The great Leonard Cohen passed away a little over a week ago, continuing an unrelentingly shitty 2016. Since his death there has rightly been a heartening outpour of reverence for him. Lana Del Rey, Coldplay, Okkervil River, SNL, Carseat Headrest, Ja... more info

Consequence of Sound — Frontman Will Sheff calls Cohen "a songwriting hero." more info

Stereogum — Leonard Cohen passed away this week. Lana Del Rey and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have shared tributes to the late legend, and Okkervil River, Coldplay, and even SNL’s Kate McKinnon have paid their respects by covering some of his songs.... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River are in the UK right now, wrapping up a European tour in support of their new album Away. Yesterday, at their show in Bristol, the band honored the late icon Leonard Cohen by covering his song “Anthem,” and now they’ve shared a re... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Last November Okkervil River played a bunch of sold out shows at Bowery Ballroom (find our coverage of one of them here) in celebration of the ten year anniversary of their beloved album Black Sheep Boy. While that was a celebration of the past, the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Okkervil River, Landlady, Lip Talk @ Webster Hall Okkervil River returned earlier this year with Away, which is something new for the band -- i... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River’s latest LP, Away, came out last month, and we’ve seen a few lovely, cinematic videos for some of its stand-out tracks. We watched Will Sheff bury himself in the clip for “Okkervil River R.I.P.,” then we saw him dress up like a... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River just dropped their album Away less than a month ago. It’s an excellent collection of earthy, jangly, beautiful literate rock songs, and perhaps the one that perhaps epitomizes the album best is “Judey On A Street.” Today, the ban... more info

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