I can almost hear the complaints. “Enough with the stale news about RIAA and Muxtape. Bring on the music.”

I must have my head up clear up my backside. I consider myself a huge Okkervil River fan, but somehow I overlooked that they released a new track called “Lost Coastlines” for their upcoming release, The Stand Ins. I love Okkervil River because it still feels like yesterday that The Stage Names was released. Their albums have a way of staying fresh and revealing themselves over months and months of listening. You can get lost in the nooks and crannies.

I’m a sometimes contributor to I Pick My Nose’s Friday Song Obsessions series. Thanks to Natalie for contributing this track.

The Stand Ins will be released on September 9th via Jagjaguwar.

Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines

Okkervil River also has some ongoing music videos on their YouTube channel, featuring other artists covering their songs. Check out David Vandervelde covering “Singer Songwriter” here.

Watch A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers covering “Lost Coastlines” as a duet with Okkervil lead singer, Will Sheff.

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