The ''Golden Opportunities 2'' is a free downloadable EP by
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 mu ...
band
Okkervil River
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 bega ...
, 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
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 De ...
''. 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 ...
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Track listing
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External links
Official website with downloadable albumConsequence of Sound linkPitchfork link
2011 albums
Okkervil River albums
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