The Stage Names
- Okkervil River
- Band Name: Okkervil River
- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Release Date: Aug 7, 2007
- Summary: The fourth studio album from the Austin, Texas-based band mixes it up with the help of Jim Eno of Spoon.
- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 28
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Mixed: 1 out of 28
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Negative: 0 out of 28
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Everything is here: melody, harmony, great lyrics, smart instrumentation and pure emotion. It's book ended by two of the best songs of the year and everything in between is music gold.
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Each song is expertly crafted, with an amazingly punchy set of melodies delivered by an extremely tight band with sometimes larger arangements that never become fussy. [Summer 2007, p. 76]
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60If at times it's a little too knowing for its own good, the music itself is less claustrophobic than before. [Nov 2007, p.121]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 33
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Mixed: 1 out of 33
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Negative: 0 out of 33
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