This evening I’m going to the gig of Okkervil River, of which you’ll soon find a live report by Virgilio on these virtual pages.
As explained in details on their twitter account, their tour for I Am Very Far, sixth album of their career, just kicked off and will take them to Heaven a club here in London.
Famous for finding and colonizing an unexplored area between indie rock and more traditional American country, 
in this disc it seems that they’re aiming to the Arcade Fire or, at least, to their fame. They have all the criteria to do that: great songwriting, and lyrics so good, profound and darkly poetic to make them stand out your average band and contribute to half the value of their songs. They wink to both past and future with magnificient coral moments and crowded stages like we all like in these days.
This album is rich and has got many things to say, from the more rocky songs like Wake and Be Fine to goosebumps-raising neck-tickling slow ballads such as Lay of the Last Survivor or Mermaid, and you can listen to it on soundcloud before the purchase. This is the first tune, The Valley, and it’s just the beginning.
sito ufficiale | I Am Very Far in MP3
