Blog: Captain Obvious

New Wax It's hard to believe that Okkervil River's last album was released more than a year ago, but surely fans welcome the news of new material with open and anxious arms. The band's newest release is entitled The Stand-Ins , and while I wouldn't quite put it on par with the cinematic grandeur of The Stage Names , it serves as a worthy companion piece. I say companion piece because the album's thematic similarities are so uncanny that it can easily be interpreted as an [...]

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