Okkervil River to Tour with Wilco

[mp3] Okkervil River: "Pop Lie"
[mp3] Okkervil River: "Lost Coastlines"

"Just off an Australian tour, Okkervil River head home in the midst of the summer festival season to tape their first Austin City Limits performance on June 18. Also in store for this summer is a performance at this year's Bonnaroo Festival, the Ottawa Bluesfest, Winnepeg Folk Festival, and a number of dates with Wilco, including a performance at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. "

June 14 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo- The Other Tent
June 25 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre w/ Wilco
June 26 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery w/ Wilco
June 27 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre w/ Wilco
June 28 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena w/Wilco
June 30 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion w/ Wilco
July 03 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Wilco
July 10 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Bluesfest
July 11 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Folk Festival

Bon Iver Sings New Okkervill Tune

As reported by Stereogum:

I came across this gem in a late night web scan while dodging the debauchery that has become Tuesday nights in most cities. Here Justin Vernon sits alone, seeming relaxed and collected covering "Blue Tulip" off Okkervill River's to-be-released album The Stand Ins. Peaceful tranquility embeded in an embeded YouTube video. I predict a few guest appearances at shows by memebers of both bands.

New Okkervil River MP3s

Okkervil River - "Lost Coastlines" - mp3
Okkervil River - "Pop Lie" - mp3

Thanks to Pop Tarts Suck Toasted for posting these new Okkervil tracks from their upcoming album The Stand-Ins due Sept. 9.

Well, it's still Okkervil River. "Pop lie" incorporates Okkervil's standard musical structure of hard-strumming riff-rock releasing into an easily repeatable and uncannily-catchy chorus. "Lost Coastlines" showcases Okkervil's ability to infuse double-time pop lines and lyrical balladry, combining amid an eclectic instrumental mix. Strings, mandolins, reverberating banjos, and tambourines join Will Sheff's falsetto and group 'la-la-la' harmonies creating a rich, full sound. The production is cleaner and more pronounced in these tunes, which detracts from the sweeping nature captured in The Stages Names. As noted by Pop Tarts, the tracks sound very much like a continuation of its aforementioned predecessor, but nonetheless intriguing.

Enjoy.