
Okkervil River’s ‘I Am Very Far’ Is Fascinating
Okkervil River’s I Am Very Far succeeds all the more for its imperfections. It never holds its shape, and that lack of shape is somehow what defines it.

Okkervil River’s I Am Very Far succeeds all the more for its imperfections. It never holds its shape, and that lack of shape is somehow what defines it.
For all its layered structures, Sunset Rubdown’s Dragonslayer has a starry-eyed innocence about it; this may be a large part of its appeal.
With Sunset Rubdown’s sprawling third album, Spencer Krug has once again validated his status as one of today’s best indie-rock songwriters.