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Golden Opportunities 2
The ''Golden Opportunities 2'' is a free downloadable EP by indie rock band Okkervil River, containing the covers of five songs – the product of a one-day studio session, recorded onto a two track tape by Danny Reisch at Premium Recording in Austin, TX. It was released as a free download from the band's website on November 28, 2011. It is a sequel to their 2007 album, ''Golden Opportunities Mixtape''. After self-releasing the first part, ''Golden Opportunities 2'' has been released with the backing of their label, Jagjaguwar Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Jagjaguwar is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes .... Track listing Notes External linksOfficial website with downloadable album [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okkervil River (band)
Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They began as a trio made up of Sheff and friends he had met in his native state of New Hampshire but, over time, have gone through many lineups. Okkervil River self-released their first album, ''Stars Too Small to Use,'' which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. They continued by releasing four more albums, including the critically lauded concept album '' Black Sheep Boy''. After a period of touring for ''Black Sheep Boy'', Okkervil River followed up with '' The Stage Names''. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, '' Golden Opportunities Mixtape'' from their live performances. The band has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Jagjaguwar is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes Secretly Canadian and Dead Oceans. Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known aSecretly Publishing representing artists, writers, filmmakers, producers, and comedians. History In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia sixth-year senior Darius Van Arman, Jagjaguwar founder, was a music director at UVA's WTJU radio station, a clerk at the Plan 9 Records store, art director at Charlottesville's C-Ville Weekly, an overnight supervisor for an adult-care facility, and booking shows at The Tokyo Rose. During this time, a friend, Adam Busch (who also would put music out on Jagjaguwar as Manishevitz), was part of a band called The Curious Digit. The band needed a label, and Van Arman ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Very Far
''I Am Very Far'' is the sixth album by Okkervil River, released on May 10, 2011. It was produced primarily in Austin, Texas, Austin, Connecticut and Brooklyn by lead singer Will Sheff with John Congleton and Phil Palazzolo. Recording and production ''I Am Very Far'' marked a distinct break from the polished, hyper-literary folk-rock that Okkervil River had explored on their previous two albums, ''The Stage Names'' and ''The Stand Ins''. In the words of songwriter Will Sheff, "I found myself wanting to not be accessible and not be crowd pleasing and basically be self-pleasing and follow what I thought was really interesting." This is the first Okkervil River album that Sheff produced, following his production of Roky Erickson's 2010 album ''True Love Cast Out All Evil''. From this experience, Sheff attests to gaining "a kind of chaotic, powerful energy that swirls around Roky that I started to feel infecting my own writing and my own sonic ideas and desires." In studio, the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Gymnasium
''The Silver Gymnasium'' is the seventh album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on September 3, 2013. It is the band's first release after signing to ATO Records, and their first album not released through Jagjaguwar. Overview ''The Silver Gymnasium'' was first announced in June 2013, its name revealed letter-by-letter via the band's website. The record is a concept album which takes place in lead-singer Will Sheff's home-town of Meriden, New Hampshire in 1986. Sheff conceived the album as a tribute to the spirit of pre-adolescence, meant to evoke the nostalgic feeling of, in his words “an action figure you found in the woods.” The album's title is taken from the ''Charles Lewis Silver Memorial Gymnasium'' found in Meriden's Kimball Union Academy, the boarding school that Sheff attended. Reception The album has been given a Metacritic rating of 78 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. At ''Alternative Press Alternative pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Opportunities Mixtape
The ''Golden Opportunities Mixtape'' is a free downloadable album by indie rock band Okkervil River. It contains eight covers and one live version of an original. It was released without any press as a free download from the band's website on December 12, 2007. It was listed as a Must Have Download in the 1044th Issue of ''Rolling Stone''. Track listing Personnel * Will Sheff - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica * Scott Brackett - Cornet, Keyboards, Piano on "April Anne" * Brian Cassidy - Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, Piano on "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas" * Jonathan Meiburg Jonathan Meiburg is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for Shearwater. Biography Meiburg was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 1, 1976. His father, Stan Meiburg, was an influential environmental pol ... - Vocals, Piano, Accordion * Travis Nelsen - Drums * Patrick Pestorius - Bass * Justin Sherburn - Keyboards on "I Came Here to Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McComb
David Richard McComb (17 February 19622 February 1999) was an Australian musician. He was the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the Australian bands, The Triffids (1976–89) and The Blackeyed Susans (1989–93). He also had a solo career including leading David McComb and The Red Ponies. Over his career McComb had bouts of alcoholism, and amphetamine and heroin abuse. He developed cardiomyopathy and in 1996 underwent a heart transplant. David McComb died on 2 February 1999 "due to heroin toxicity and mild acute rejection of his 1996 heart transplant", according to the coroner. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th Anniversary celebrations, named "Wide Open Road" by The Triffids – written by McComb – as one of the APRA Top 30 Australian songs, Top 30 Australian songs of all time. On 1 July 2008 The Triffids were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame with McComb's contribution acknowledged by a tribute performance. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Fay
Bill Fay (born William Fay; 1943) is an English singer-songwriter. His early recordings were released by Deram Records, Deram, but following the release of his second album in 1971, Fay was dropped by the label. His work enjoyed a growing cult status in the 1990s, and his older works were re-issued in 1998 and 2004/2005. Fay's 2012 album ''Life Is People'' was his first album of all-new material since 1971. His most recent album, ''Countless Branches'', was released on 17 January 2020. Biography Early career Fay was born in north London, where he still lives. His first single, "Some Good Advice" / "Screams in the Ears", was issued on the Deram Records, Deram record label, label in 1967, and was followed by two albums, ''Bill Fay (album), Bill Fay'' in 1970 and ''Time of the Last Persecution'' in 1971. The recordings did not sell well, and Fay was dropped from Deram soon after the release of his second album. They were re-issued in 1998, and then again in 2005. Despite returni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Bones (folk Song)
"Dry Bones" is a folk song, included in Harry Everett Smith, Harry Smith's ''Anthology of American Folk Music'' under the heading "Social Music". On this collection it is sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1929). The song is also performed by alternative country duo The Handsome Family on their 2003 album ''Singing Bones''. The song also features on Golden Opportunities 2, an EP released by Okkervil River in 2011. Synopsis This song's five verses refer to different biblical stories. The first verse refers to Enoch from Book of Genesis, Genesis 5:21-24. Verse 2 is based on Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16:25-26. The third verse refers to Moses and the burning bush from Book of Exodus, Exodus 3:2. The fourth verse (and the title) is based on the story from Ezekiel 37:1-10. The last verse hints to the familiar story from Book of Genesis, Genesis 3, although in Lunsford's version what Eve is saying is unclear. Lyrics Lunsford's version on the Anthology (recorded in February 1928 in Ashland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2011. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2011 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records col ... 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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