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After nine critically acclaimed albums, after twenty bandmates, after countless bars and clubs and theaters and festivals, after two full decades, Will Sheff<\/strong> is letting Okkervil River drift out to sea with Nothing Special<\/strong><\/em>, a rich and cinematic collection that marks the acclaimed indie songwriter\u2019s first release under his own name. Written through a period of painful loss and deep transformation and recorded with a mix of old friends and new collaborators (including singer\/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson, Dawes drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and Death Cab For Cutie pianist Zac Rae), the record represents more than just a change in name; it\u2019s an act of liberation and self-determination, an emotionally raw reckoning with grief, identity, and hope that blurs the lines between fiction and autobiography, surrealism and humor, stoicism and a deepening spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formed in Austin, TX, Okkervil River embraced both frenetic rock and cerebral complexity as bandmates came and went over its twenty year run, but the group\u2019s north star always remained firmly fixed in Sheff\u2019s emotional vocals and striking lyrics, which could turn even the most seemingly mundane observations into profound philosophical revelations. NPR <\/em>hailed the New Hampshire native\u2019s \u201cdazzling\u201d way with words, while Pitchfork <\/em>declared him \u201cone of indie rock\u2019s most ambitious thinkers,\u201d and The<\/em> New York Times<\/em> raved that he \u201cwrites like a novelist.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Nothing Special<\/em>, Sheff begins his next and most compelling chapter yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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