Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Black Sheep Boy 2. For Real 3. In a Radio Song 4. Black 5. Get Big 6. King and a Queen, A 7. Stone, A 8. Latest Toughs, The 9. Song of Our So-Called Friend 10. So Come Back, I Am Waiting 11. Glow, A
| | Details | | Producer: | Brian Beattie, Okkervil River | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Okkervil River: Will Sheff (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Jonathan Meiburg (vocals, electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, pump organ); Zachary Thomas (vocals, mandolin, bass instrument); Travis Nelsen (vocals, drums, tambourine); Howard Draper (lap steel guitar, mandolin, organ, synthesizer, bass instrument); Seth Warren (vibraphone, drums, shaker, electronics). Recording information: Brian Beattie's Wonder Chamber, Austin, TX.
| | Editorial reviews | Okkervil River's Will Sheff has spun Hardin's two-minute ditty into an impressionistic narrative full of blood and conflict, of creaky folk waltzes and surprisingly upbeat rock. Magnet
5 out of 5 - [Sheff's] uncompromisingly literate songs provide unusually rewarding payoffs. Musically, the band capture chamber pop in a rustic barbed-wire trap. Alternative Press
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. Uncut
4 stars out of 5 - [T]he music is quite beautiful, while the vocals sound like the unnatural union of Will Oldham and Robert Smith. Mojo
Ranked #2 in Mojo's 2005 Americana Albums Of The Year. Mojo
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