The Silver Gymnasium
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Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings
- Artist(s): Justin Sherburn, Will Sheff, Lauren Gurgiolo, Patrick Pestorius
- Summary: Produced by John Agnello, the seventh full-length release for the Austin indie rock band was inspired by frontman Will Sheff's childhood in his New Hampshire hometown.
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- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Top Track
| Down Down the Deep River | |
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| Spit into the center of your hometown There's leaves in the street And there are friends around you now All the days of your life in a line Or the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 26 out of 32
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Mixed: 6 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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Sep 4, 2013It’s one of the most honest albums I’ve heard, but even better, it’s told with expertise.
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Sep 5, 2013This album finds them going all-out in swashbuckling revelry for the most part, and it suits them better than anyone might have expected.
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Aug 30, 2013The Silver Gymnasium finds the band a little more controlled, the emotions a bit more corralled, more focused. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.93]
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Sep 30, 2013This time around, they’ve toned down on the drama and, despite Sheff wanting to make this album quickly, seem to have taken the time to recount the past so they can tell their stories with appropriate reverence to being young.
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Aug 30, 2013Ostensibly about a specific time and place, The Silver Gymnasium confirms Okkervil River as a band that's still too crafty to settle for anything so simple as a straightforward paean to childhood, using this boilerplate structure to examine the deeper meaning behind the natural impulse to fixate on the past.
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Oct 1, 2013Preferring to be a bit more refined, The Silver Gymnasium mixes maturity and depth with rare awkward moments which are more typical of a band that is musically in their late adolescence.
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Sep 27, 2013The Silver Gymnasium lacks some of whatever it was that made previous albums like 'Black Sheep Boy' and 'The Stage Names' so special.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Oct 28, 2013
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