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Okkervil River: Away

On September 9, 2016, “ATO” label released “Away”, the eight Okkervil River album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sabella Recording Studios”, “Seaside Lounge”, “The Reservoir”, “Ring the Alarm”, and was produced by Will Sheff.

Personnel:

  • Will Sheff – vocals, rhythm guitar, Moog synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jesse Marchant – vocals
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals
  • Marrisa Nadler – vocals
  • Will Graefe – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Brian Donohoe – upright and electric piano
  • Mick Rossi – piano
  • Noah Garabedian – upright bass
  • Benjamin Lazar David – electric bass
  • Cully Symington – drums, tambourine, shaker
  • José Galeano – congos, bongos, shaker
  • Brittany Anjou – vibraphone
  • Zohra Atash – finger cymbals, coins
  • Alec Spiegelman – saxophone
  • C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Mike Davis – trombone
  • Hideaki Aomori – clarinet
  • Alex Sopp – flute
  • Lauryn Gold – flute
  • Christa Robinson – English horn, oboe
  • David Byrd-Marrow – French horn
  • Laura Lutzke – violin
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Christina Courtin – viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Nathan Thatcher – orchestration
  • Phil Palazzolo – engineer
  • Charles Burst – additional engineering
  • James Yost – additional engineering
  • Matt Gerhard – additional engineering
  • Jonathan Wilson – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sheff.

  1. Okkervil River R.I.P.
  2. Call Yourself Renee
  3. The Industry
  4. Comes Indiana Through the Smoke
  5. Judey on a Street
  6. She Would Look for Me
  7. Mary on a Wave
  8. Frontman in Heaven
  9. Days Spent Floating (In the Halfbetween)

Okkervil River: The Silver Gymnasium

On September 3, 2013, “ATO” label released “The Silver Gymnasium”, the seventh Okkervil River album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Church House Studios”, “Russell Street Studio”, “Crystal Sniffer”, “The Honey Jar”, “Cacophony Recorders”, and “Matt Hubbard Production”, and was produced by John Agnello.

Personnel:

  • Will Sheff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, synthesizers, recording, artwork
  • Justin Sherburn – piano, electric piano, harpsichord, keyboards, glass harmonica, electric guitar, organ, synthesizers, harmonium 
  • Lauren Gurgiolo – electric and lap steel guitar
  • Clinton Newman – electric guitar
  • Michael St. Clair – electric guitar, organ, trombone, flugelhorn, trumpet, synthesizers, percussion
  • Brian Cassidy – electric guitar
  • Patrick Pestorius – bass
  • Jonathan Meiburg – banjo
  • Daniel Murphy – mandolin, artwork
  • Zachary Thomas – mandolin
  • Ben Kalb – cello
  • Josh Johnson – glass harmonica
  • Brian Donohoe – saxophone
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Chris Mills, Clinton Newman, Jonathan Meiburg, Patrick Pestorius, Matt LeMay  – harmony vocals
  • David Boyle – handclaps, recording
  • John Agnello, John Congleton, Matt Hubbard, Phil Palazzolo – recording
  • John Agnello, John Congleton – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Vernon Hood – artwork
  • Fiske Boyd – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sheff.

  1. It Was My Season
  2. On a Balcony
  3. Down Down the Deep River
  4. Pink-slips
  5. Lido Pier Suicide Car
  6. Where the Spirit Left Us
  7. While
  8. Stay Young
  9. Walking Without Frankie
  10. All the Time Every Day
  11. Black Nemo