It was winter of my freshman year of college when someone first put an Okkervil River record into my hands, and I am ever thankful for that moment. I’m sure my roommate wasn’t as thankful for it though – sorry Dave. I played The Stand Ins relentlessly in our dorm room, and it with forever be associated with Kansas winters because of it.
It’s all too appropriate for myself that the first song off of their upcoming record is titled “It Was My Season”, as I truly can’t go a winter without spinning that record at least once. The Silver Gymnasium comes out September 3rd, and promises to be a staple of my autumn music habit – thank you Will Sheff, you’re the man. You can preorder the album over on their site right now.