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I Am Very Far (2011)
| Artist: Okkervil River |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Valley, The ~ Okkervil River
2. Piratess ~ Okkervil River
3. Rider ~ Okkervil River
4. Lay of the Last Survivor ~ Okkervil River
5. White Shadow Waltz ~ Okkervil River
6. We Need a Myth ~ Okkervil River
7. Hanging From a Hit ~ Okkervil River
8. Show Yourself ~ Okkervil River
9. Your Past Life Is a Blast ~ Okkervil River
10. Wake and Be Fine ~ Okkervil River
11. Rise, The ~ Okkervil River
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Will Sheff (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, glockenspiel); Jonathan Meiburg (vocals, anklung); Patrick Pestorius, Brian Cassidy (vocals); Phil Palazzolo (electric guitar, whistle); Lauren Gurgiolo (electric guitar); Alexis Buffum (violin); Justin Kurys (viola); Willy Braun (cello); Audrey Easley (flute); Justin Sherburn (accordion, piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa, pump organ, ARP synthesizer); Jeanene Ioppolo Johnson (clarinet); Sharon Lacey (oboe); Sara Scurry (bassoon); Paul Klemperer (saxophone); Ephraim Owens (trumpet); Scott Brackett (cornet, vibraphone); Ra£l Vallejo (trombone); Will Landin (tuba); Cully Symington (drums, percussion). |
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Recording information: Crystal Snifter Studios, Brooklyn, NY; Orange Road, Montclair, NJ; Seaside Lounge; Wire Recording, Austin, TX. |
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After serving as Roky Erickson's backup band on True Love Cast Out All Evil, Okkervil River returned to their own music, dreaming up this self-produced collection of folk-tinged indie rock. |
Producer: Will Sheff |
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Engineer: Joey Benjamin; Phil Palazzolo; Ray Ketchem; Sean Lennon |
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Associated Artists and Works
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Doiron, Julie |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/09/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : JAG 185CD |
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Label : Jagjaguwar |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00656605218526 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.92)
- 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..."
- 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..."
Spin (p.75)
- "[S]imultaneously raw and symphonic....Sheff trades in his usual character studies for elusive images of regret, tinged with dark wit."
- "[S]imultaneously raw and symphonic....Sheff trades in his usual character studies for elusive images of regret, tinged with dark wit."
Alternative Press (p.109)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The album opens with 'The Valley,' a bold, hand-clap driven march showcasing both electric guitar and strings."
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The album opens with 'The Valley,' a bold, hand-clap driven march showcasing both electric guitar and strings."
CMJ - "[The band] picks up some instrumental polish and scales back the dramatics with tamer vocals....This new-found cool emerges early on 'Piratess'..."
Record Collector (magazine)
(pp.92-93)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey've developed into a rabble-rousing, fiercely literate alternative rock band....I AM VERY FAR sees the band expanding their perimeters considerably."
(pp.92-93)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey've developed into a rabble-rousing, fiercely literate alternative rock band....I AM VERY FAR sees the band expanding their perimeters considerably."
