Okkervil River
Songs List
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Westfall
- 2.No Key, No Plan
- 3.Kansas City
- 4.Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas
- 5.For Real
- 6.It Ends With a Fall
- Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
- 2.Unless It's Kicks
- 3.It Was My Season
- 4.Down Down the Deep River
- 5.Lost Coastlines
- 6.A Stone
- Tracks of Disc 3
- 1.Another Radio Song
- 2.Okkervil River R.I.P.
- 3.Judey on a Street
- 4.So Come Back, I Am Waiting
- 5.Okkervil River Song
- 6.The Surgeon Above the Arbor
- Tracks of Disc 4
- 1.Skiptracer
- 2.Black
- 3.Pink-Slips
- 4.External Actor
- 5.Mary on a Wave
- 6.Your Past Life as a Blast
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Okkervil RIP
- 2.Call Yourself Renee
- 3.The Industry
- 4.Comes Indiana Through The Smoke
- 5.Judey On A Street
- 6.She Would Look For Me
- 7.Mary On A Wave
- 8.Frontman In Heaven
- 9.Days Spent Floating (in the Halfbetween)
Uncut: 3 stars out of 5 - "Will Sheff's novelistic lyrics and the dexterous blend of country, folk and nervy indie-rock suggest a band approaching the peak of their powers."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Black Sheep Boy
- 2.For Real
- 3.In A Radio Song
- 4.Black
- 5.Get Big
- 6.A King And A Queen
- 7.A Stone
- 8.The Latest Toughs
- 9.Song Of Our So-Called Friend
- 10.So Come Back, I Am Waiting
- 11.A Glow
- Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.Missing Children
- 2.No Key, No Plan
- 3.A Garden
- 4.Black Sheep Boy #4
- 5.The Next Four Months
- 6.Another Radio Song
- 7.A Forest
- 8.Last Love Song For Now
- Tracks of Disc 3
- 1.Goodnight Irene
- 2.I'm In Love With Susan Smith
- 3.See See Rider
- 4.Knoxville Girl
- 5.Satan is Real
- 6.Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
- 7.Willow Tree
- 8.Moonshiner
- 9.Oh, The Wind And Rain
- 10.What are They Doing in Heaven Today
- 11.Trouble in Mind
Mojo (Publisher): "...Will Robinson Sheff's first-person narratives create a world full of loves and broken hearts...quality song-writing and storytelling..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 9.Okkervil River Song
- 1.Red
- 2.Kansas City
- 3.Lady Liberty
- 4.My Bad Days
- 5.Westfall
- 6.Happy Hearts
- 7.Dead Dog Song
- 8.Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas
Entertainment Weekly: "...Literate, haunting, and gratifyingly musical." - Grade: A-
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Missing Children
- 2.A Garden
- 3.No Key, No Plan
- 4.Black Sheep Boy #4
- 5.Another Radio Song
- 6.A Forest
- 7.Last Love Song For Now
Spin: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Sheff's restless longing sends him careening from orchestral textures on 'Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe' to the pumping Motown beat of 'A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene'..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
- 2.Unless It's Kicks
- 3.A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene
- 4.Savannah Smiles
- 5.Plus Ones
- 6.A Girl in Port
- 7.You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man
- 8.Title Track
- 9.John Allyn Smith Sails
Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "I AM VERY FAR is dense and hallucinatory roots music: 'We Need a Myth' is lavished in baroque strings..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.The Valley
- 2.Piratess
- 3.Rider
- 4.Lay of the Last Survivor
- 5.White Shadow Waltz
- 6.We Need a Myth
- 7.Hanging From a Hit
- 8.Show Yourself
- 9.Your Past Life is a Blast
- 10.Wake and Be Fine
- 11.The Rise
Entertainment Weekly: "This Austin quintet follow 2007's THE STAGE NAMES with a second tour de force about the collateral damage of fame." -- Grade: A
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Stand Ins, Pt. 1
- 2.Lost Coastlines
- 3.Singer Songwriter
- 4.Starry Stairs
- 5.Blue Tulip
- 6.Stand Ins, Pt. 2
- 7.Pop Lie
- 8.On Tour with Zykos
- 9.Calling and Not Calling My Ex
- 10.Stand Ins, Pt. 3
- 11.Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Pop Lie
- 2.Millionaire
- 3.Pop Lie [One Man Band Version]
Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "I AM VERY FAR is dense and hallucinatory roots music: 'We Need a Myth' is lavished in baroque strings..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.The Valley
- 2.Piratess
- 3.Rider
- 4.Lay of the Last Survivor
- 5.White Shadow Waltz
- 6.We Need a Myth
- 7.Hanging from a Hit
- 8.Show Yourself
- Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.Your Past Life Is a Blast
- 2.Wake and Be Fine
- 3.The Rise
Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 - "The spirits of his folksy, dusk-to-dawn netherworld float by like aura Chagall paintings, lit by soft pastels of piano, Wurlitzer and guitar....Gauzy lullabies to die for."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.A Favor
- 2.You're Untied Again
- 3.and I Have Seen The World of Dreams
- 4.Just Give Me Time
- Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.No Hidden Track
- 2.You're Untied Again (Solo Sketch)
- 3.Knocking Myself Out (Home Recording)
Entertainment Weekly: "This Austin quintet follow 2007's THE STAGE NAMES with a second tour de force about the collateral damage of fame." -- Grade: A
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Stand Ins, One
- 2.Lost Coastlines
- 3.Singer Songwriter
- 4.Starry Stairs
- 5.Blue Tulip
- 6.Stand Ins, Two
- 7.Pop Lie
- 8.On Tour With Zykos
- 9.Calling and Not Calling My Ex
- 10.Stand Ins, Three
- 11.Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed On the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979
Spin: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Sheff's restless longing sends him careening from orchestral textures on 'Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe' to the pumping Motown beat of 'A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene'..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
- 2.Unless It Kicks
- 3.A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene
- 4.Savannah Smiles
- 5.Plus Ones
- 6.A Girl in Port
- 7.You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man
- 8.Title Track
- 9.John Allyn Smith Sails
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Red
- 2.Kansas City
- 3.Lady Liberty
- 4.My Bad Days
- 5.Westfall
- 6.Happy Hearts
- 7.Dead Dog Song
- 8.Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas
- 9.Okkervil River Song
- MatchOkkervil River
- 59%Shearwater
- 53%Conor Oberst
- 53%Wolf Parade
- 51%Bright Eyes
- 51%The Decemberists
- 50%Frightened Rabbit
- 49%The Hold Steady
- 47%Two Gallants
- 46%Blitzen Trapper
- 43%Josh Ritter
- 42%The Rural Alberta Advantage
- 41%M. Ward
- 40%Andrew Bird
- 40%Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- 40%Phosphorescent