Okkervil River has announced new album In the Rainbow Rain, which will be released April 27 via ATO Records. Of the release, Will Sheff wrote via Facebook: “I conceived of this record while on tour for Away, when I had hired that band to be my new band and we were having so much fun as fast new friends that I decided I wanted to make a record immediately. This time around everyone was in such a good mood that the music ended up capturing this new spirit of freedom and playfulness and joy and sounding totally different than Away, even though my working approach was similar. I didn’t really fight it, because everything felt so good. It was a really happy and productive period of music-making during a very terrifying (and ongoingly terrifying) time period, and I felt like it was appropriate to try to make something uplifting and encouraging.”
He adds: “I’m so proud of this thing – it’s maybe the most fun Okkervil River record ever. And it’s going to be so fun to play live.” For live shows, the band has scheduled upcoming tour dates at the Teragram Ballroom on Thursday, May 31, and the Constellation Room on Friday, June 1, with Benjamin Lazar Davis. Tickets for these shows will go on sale Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. for $20 to $25 each plus service fees. Click below to purchase your tickets to see Okkervil River this spring. Also, check out the music video below for new single “Don’t Move Back to L.A.”
BUY TICKETS: May 31st: Okkervil River at the Teragram Ballroom
BUY TICKETS: June 1st: Okkervil River at the Constellation Room (SANTA ANA, CA)
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