New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Do you remember, baby, back in '96,
when some record was enough
to make you raise your fist?
When some singer would make you sure
that you exist?
Well, I never thought
I'd feel like that again.
- Okkervil River, "The Industry"
Okkervil River has released their new song and video "The Industry", the second single from their forthcoming album 'Away', out
September 9 on ATO Records.
Okkervil's Will Sheff states "I wrote 'The Industry' quickly after getting some bad news," and the song caustically surveys a music business that Sheff felt he no longer recognized. Likewise, in "The Industry" video directed by
Christopher Good (Kevin Morby,
Margaret Glaspy), Sheff inhabits an astronaut struggling to understand the world to which he has returned.
Watch and share the video here: https://bit.ly/2aq33xj
'Away' has earned early praise from the New York Times, Pitchfork, and NPR Music. It represents a turning point for Sheff, who wrote the album during a time of loss and change in his life. Sheff worked with an almost entirely new cast of musicians for this album, most of them coming from the jazz and avant-garde world, including members of yMusic, keyboardists Jared Samuel (Yoko Ono) and Brian Donohoe (Snarky Puppy), arranger Nathan Thatcher (Nico Muhly, Kronos Quartet), and vocalist Marissa Nadler, among others. "This record was me taking my life back to zero and starting to add it all back up again, one plus one plus one," says Sheff.
Okkervil River will embark on a full US and European tour this fall in support of 'Away'. Full itinerary below.
Listen to "The Industry" here:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ato_records/okkervil-river-the-industry
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/58WRBMeXXLgHpmkud0rYnz
Pre-order 'Away' here:
ATO: https://atorecords.com/away/
Apple: https://smarturl.it/ORAway
Amazon: https://smarturl.it/ORAway_Amz
TOUR DATES
9/14 @ The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA*
9/15 @ The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA*
9/16 @ Fairmount Theatre - Montreal
9/17 @ Toronto Urban
Roots Festival - Toronto
9/19 @ 9:30 Club - Washington, DC*
9/20 @ Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC*
9/21 @ Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center - Atlanta, GA*
9/23 @ 1884 Lounge - Memphis, TN*
9/24 @ One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA*
9/26 @ White Oak
Music Hall - Houston, TX*
9/27 @ The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX*
9/28 @ The Parish - Austin, TX*
9/30 @ The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ*
10/01 @
Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA*
10/04 @ Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
10/05 @ The Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/07 @ Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR*
10/08 @ Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA*
10/10 @ Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT*
10/11 @ Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO*
10/13 @ Fine Line
Music Café - Minneapolis, MN*
10/14 @ Metro - Chicago, IL#
10/15 @ The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI^
10/16 @ Mr. Small's Theatre - Millvale, PA^
10/18 @ Union
Transfer - Philadelphia, PA^
10/20 @ Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/30 @ Parkteatret - Oslo, Norway
10/31 @ Pustervik - Gothenburg, Sweden
11/02 @ Debaser Strand - Stockholm, Sweden
11/03 @ Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
11/04 @ Rolling Stone Weekender - Wangels, Germany
11/05 @ Paradiso Noord - Amsterdam, Holland
11/07 @ Petit Bain - Paris, France
11/08 @ Botanique Rotonde - Brussels, Belgium
11/10 @ Islington Assembly Hall - London, UK
11/11 @ Thekla - Bristol, UK
11/12 @ Gorilla - Manchester, UK
11/13 @
Stereo - Glasgow, UK
*with Landlady
#with Lip Talk
^with Landlady & Lip Talk
MORE INFO ON OKKERVIL RIVER
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