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Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks with A.C. Newman (The New Pornographers) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | May 17, 2018
By Talkhouse Podcast | May 17, 2018

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks with A.C. Newman (The New Pornographers) for the Talkhouse Podcast

To celebrate the release of Okkervil River's In the Rainbow Rain, Will Sheff chats with a friend, collaborator, and current neighbor.

The 2016 Talkies: Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of the Year

Music
January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017

The 2016 Talkies: Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of the Year

David Bowie, A Tribe Called Quest, Beyonce and more top the 2016 Talkies.

Listening to Okkervil River’s Away in a Children’s Hospital Waiting Room

Music
By Morgan Enos | September 8, 2016
By Morgan Enos | September 8, 2016

Listening to Okkervil River’s Away in a Children’s Hospital Waiting Room

Morgan Enos (Hollow Sunshine, Other Houses) first heard Will Sheff’s new record when he needed it most.

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks Bill Fay’s Who Is the Sender?

Music
By Will Sheff | June 1, 2015
By Will Sheff | June 1, 2015

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks Bill Fay’s Who Is the Sender?

The faith in rediscovered cult favorite Bill Fay's songs about God, war, greed and nature is strong — you can lean against it and it will hold you up.

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks THEESatisfaction’s EarthEE

Music
By Will Sheff | February 25, 2015
By Will Sheff | February 25, 2015

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks THEESatisfaction’s EarthEE

THEESatisfaction’s message is simple: music is fun, we are awesome, a beat is good, weed is great, we love each other and you’re invited, too.

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks Bob Dylan’s Shadows in the Night

Music
By Will Sheff | February 3, 2015
By Will Sheff | February 3, 2015

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks Bob Dylan’s Shadows in the Night

Singing Frank Sinatra songs, Dylan sounds less like an untouchable icon and more like a stunned, confused human being. And that’s a very good thing.

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks the Disciplined Listening System That Restored His Love of Music

Music
By Will Sheff | March 15, 2014
By Will Sheff | March 15, 2014

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks the Disciplined Listening System That Restored His Love of Music

In my late 20s, I started noticing that I didn’t listen to music in the way I used to. Specifically, nothing about music felt satisfying to me...

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