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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: In the Rainbow Rain

On April 27, 2018, “ATO” label released “In the Rainbow Rain”, the ninth Okkervil River studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Will Sheff.

Personnel:

  • Will Sheff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, upright piano, Wurlitzer, mellotron, roland synthesizer, drum programming
  • Sarah K. Pedinotti – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, mellotron, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer, Roland synthesizer, Waldorf synthesizer, RMI keyboard computer
  • Frank LoCrasto – grand piano, tack piano, Fender rhodes, Wurlitzer, ARP synthesizer
  • Benjamin Lazar Davis – vocals, bass, piano, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, drum programming
  • Jared Samuel – piano, Hammond organ
  • Alex Spiegelman – vocals, saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion, shaker
  • Brittany Anjou – vibraphone, Glockenspiel
  • Simone Appleby – backing vocals
  • Leslie Gardner – backing vocals
  • Will Graefe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jeremy Gustin – percussion, congas, finger cymbals
  • Cole Kamen-Green – vocals, trumpet, mellophone
  • Chris Kyle – electric guitar
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • David Nagler – Roland 2000 synthesizer
  • Clinton Newman – electric guitar
  • Phil Pallazolo – piano
  • Saundra Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Famous Tracheotomies – Will Sheff, Ray Davies
  2. The Dream and the Light – Will Sheff
  3. Love Somebody – Will Sheff, Benjamin Lazar Davis, Will Graefe
  4. Family Song – Will Sheff
  5. Pulled up the Ribbon – Will Sheff
  6. Don’t Move Back to L.A. – Will Sheff
  7. Shelter Song – Will Graefe
  8. How It Is – Will Sheff
  9. External Actor – Will Sheff
  10. Human being Song – Will Sheff