Song of the Day: Okkervil River
I am slowly becoming obsessed with this band, and in particular this fantastic song. I love artists who consider their voice as one of their most valuable instruments and treat it as such in the song. Yeah the song has great lyrics, but I am glad that they are willing to use their voices for more than just delivering the words that they’ve written. It warms my heart the Sheff just spends about the last minute and a half of the song just sing “la la la.” I absolutely love it. And then the other guy singing in the song has such an awesome voice, that reminds me a lot of jens lekman. If anyone knows who it is I’d love to know. I also love the poppy and addictive Motown bassline that’s straight out of the 60’s. But that’s not to say that the music isn’t innovative and new. The music they are making is definitely original and unique. They are just doing an incredible job of taking bits and pieces from the artists that have influenced them and making it their own. For those of you who haven’t yet heard this song, I must warn you: you will get addicted. Today I don’t hope…I know.
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines (removed 2/13/09)
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The other singer is Jonathan Meiburg. At the time the album was recorded he was still in the band, but he has since left to concentrate full time on his other band, Shearwater. If you haven’t heard John Allyn Smith Sails yet, give a listen. Jonathan’s backing vocals are amazing.