My friend Jonah, pretty much the biggest Okkervil River fan out there, sent me a fantastic live performance of one of their new songs: “Our Life Is Not Movie or Maybe.” I’d heard it before (thanks to the SXSW performance provided by KEXP), but the sound quality of this take is great and the song sounds absolutely fantastic.
Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
It’s got all the energy of a “Black” or “The Latest Toughs” and that intro with just Sheff’s voice over the guitar crackles like very few things I’ve ever heard.
Their new record is tentatively scheduled for release this summer, and it’s my most-anticipated record of the year.