Okkervil River

United States
1998

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Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river in Saint Petersburg. They began as a trio made up of Sheff and friends he had met in his native state of New Hampshire but, over time, have gone through many lineups.

For the last 14 days:

38 tracks
68 stations
15 countries

Okkervil River top songs

1	Lost Coastlines
2	Unless It's Kicks
3	Down Down the Deep River
4	Pulled Up the Ribbon
5	For Real
6	Don't Move Back To LA
7	Red
8	The Industry
9	Wake and Be Fine
10	Singer Songwriter
11	A Girl In Port
12	The Valley
13	Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
14	The President's Dead
15	Pop Lie
16	No Key, No Plan
17	Westfall
18	New Blood
19	A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene
20	It Was My Season
21	Starry Stairs
22	Your Past Life As a Blast
23	Moonshiner
24	Trouble In Mind
25	A Leaf

Okkervil River quotes

A good writer can simulate a page torn out of somebody's diary, and give you every little voyeuristic thrill you might get from that, but actually tell you a broader story. I think it's a noble idea that it's cathartic to open a vein for everybody to see, but ultimately, you're just getting blood everywhere and making a mess. I like the idea that there are deeper and more meaningful things to talk about than your own misery. But at the same time, there's something really interesting about skirting that line and making it seem like you're doing that.