Album
I Am Very Far
2011 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
I Am Very Far is an Alt/Indie album by Okkervil River, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
Okkervil River were gradually improving their public profile when they became Texas rock legend Roky Erickson’s backing band. Together, they assembled the album <i>True Love Cast Out All Evil</i>, a brilliant comeback record that taught the group a few subtle lessons. <i>I Am Very Far</i> is, arguably, the band’s tightest record to date. There’s a simplicity here that turns songs such as “Rider” and “Lay of the Last Survivor” into direct hits. Will Sheff rarely overdoes his vocals and when he does allow a greater theatrical flourish, he pulls it off, e.g. the punchy “We Need a Myth”. Sheff produced the album and he knows the value of a few carefully placed instruments. “Hanging From a Hit” has moments of austerity. “Show Yourself” plays like a liquid ballad with the chords sloshing around the backseat while Sheff sings to the moonlight. “The Rise” is a virtual trip, a haunting six-minute exploration of sound and harmony where the band let it loose.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Valley
- A2Piratess
- A3Rider
- A4Lay Of The Last Survivor
Side B
- B1White Shadow Waltz
- B2We Need A Myth
- B3Hanging From A Hit
- B4Show Yourself
Side C
- C1Your Past Life As A Blast
- C2Wake And Be Fine
- C3The Rise
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- dense
- intense
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alexis BuffumVIOLIN
- Audrey EasleyFLUTE
- Brian CassidyARRANGED BY VOCALS VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Cully SymingtonDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Ephraim OwensTRUMPET
- Jeanene Ioppolo JohnsonCLARINET
- Jonathan MeiburgVOCALS, ANGKLUNG
- Justin KurysVIOLA
- Justin SherburnARRANGED BY PIANO, ORGAN , ORGAN , ELECTRIC PIANO , ACCORDION, SYNTHESIZER PIANO, ORGAN , ORGAN , ELECTRIC PIANO , ACCORDION, SYNTHESIZER , ARRANGED BY
- Lauren GurgioloELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Patrick PestoriusVOCALS, BASS
- Paul KlempererSAXOPHONE CLARINET
- Raul VallejoTROMBONE
- Sara ScurryBASSOON
- Sarah PizzichemiVIOLIN
- Scott BrackettCORNET, SYNTHESIZER , OTHER , VIBRAPHONE CORNET, SYNTHESIZER , SAMPLER , VIBRAPHONE PIANO
- Sharon LaceyOBOE
- Will LandinTUBA
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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