stage names

English Version:

Fifth album of Okkervil River. Exceed a work as the acclaimed Black Sheep Boy is sincerely hard, these are my first impressions:

- If you are expecting the dark atmosphere of Black Sheep Boy, maybe you’ll be disappointed. The Stage Names is more optimistic and popish than prior works, but always with the country, lo-fi, indie folk trend.

- Unless It’s Kicks: OOOOHHH ooOo OOOOH OOOOH….

- A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene: tuu ruu tuu tu tuuuuuu, clap clap

- A Girl In Port: Just excellent, probably the most BSB-esque song.

- Yeap, the voices are very Cornor Orbest…. and the music like The Decemberists.

- Highlights: Our Live is Not a Movie or Maybe, Unless It’s Kicks, A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene, A Girl In Port, John Allyn Smith Sails

- The last 2 minutes of the album: Tribute to Beach Boys with a “cover” of Sloop John B in the song John Allyn Smith Sails.

- A very solid work, more upbeat and relaxed but not as emotive as BSB. The instrumentation is a plus, and the lyrics excellent as usual, sometimes you don’t know what to expect from a song.

- Without a doubt, this is a best of year material, almost made me forget all the releases of 2007.

At the end of the post, MP3 and video.

Versión en Español:

Quinto álbum de los Texanos, Okkervil River, superar algo como el aclamado Black Sheep Boy es sinceramente difícil, he aquí primeras impresiones:

- Si esperas la atmósfera oscura de Black Sheep Boy, puede que te decepciones un poco, The Stage Names se caracteriza por ser más optimista, popish, y apartarse de lo que habían realizado últimamente, pero sin dejar de un lado lo country, lo-fi, indie folk.

- Unless It’s Kicks: OOOOHHH ooOo OOOOH OOOOH….

- A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene: tuu ruu tuu tu tuuuuuu, clap clap

- A Girl In Port: Excelente, quizás la canción más BSB-esque del álbum.

- Si, la voces a veces hacen recordar a Cornor Orbest…. Y la música a The Decemberists.

- Highlights: Our Live is Not a Movie or Maybe, Unless It’s Kicks, A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene, A Girl In Port, John Allyn Smith Sails

- Los 2 últimos minutos del álbum, tributo a Beach Boys con un “cover” de “Sloop John B” en la canción John Allyn Smith Sails.

- Trabajo muy sólido, más “divertido” y relajado que BSB aunque no tan emotivo. La instrumentación es un plus, a veces no sabes con que te vas a encontrar en una sola canción.

- Indudablemente para mi esto es material para ser lo mejor del 2007, por poco me hizo olvidar anteriores lanzamientos.

MP3:
Okkervil River – Our Live is Not a Movie or Maybe
Okkervil River – A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene

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