Song:Red
Album:Don't Fall in Love With Everyone You See
Okkervil River is an indie band led by singer songwriter Will Sheff. These days it seems more like a solo act and he brings in musicians to record and tour. He was born July 7, 1976 in New Hampshire. He formed Okkervil River while attending Kimball Union Academy and then moved to Austin, TX. Okkervil River is a short story by Russian author Tatanya Tolstoya. At the same time Sheff formed Shearwater with Jonathan Meiburg. Sheff juggled his activities with both bands until he left Shearwater in 2009. After releasing a 1989 EP, Okkervil River signed with Jagjaguwar for the 2002 CD Don't Fall In Love with Everyone You See. Red is from that album. At the time the band was Meiburg on bass, Zachary Thomas on mandolin and Seth Warren on drums. They added steel guitarist Howard Draper in 2003. There were others added but this was the band until Meiburg left to concentrate on Shearwater in 2008. And then Sheff decided to concentrate on Okkervil River. The band is currently signed to Dave Matthews' ATO label. Their latest album In the Rainbow Rain was released in 2018. He seems to bring in a lot of musicians to record. And then when they tour, some of them are the touring band. Currently the band is Will Graefe on guitar, Sarah K. Pedinotti on keyboards, Benjamin Lazar Davis on bass and Cully Symington on drums. They aren't on tour right now. Sheff seems to be working on releasing a series of live albums over the band's history. Here's Will Sheff performing Red at the Brooklyn Parlor in Tokyo Dec. 2, 2013.
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