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Okkervil River is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river in St Petersburg. They self-released their first album, ''Stars Too Small to Use,'' which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing four more albums, including the critically lauded concept album ''Black Sheep Boy''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Best of 2005 List )〕 After a period of touring for ''Black Sheep Boy'', Okkervil River followed up with ''The Stage Names''. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, ''Golden Opportunities Mixtape'' from their live performances. The band has garnered positive critical reception.〔(Allmusic: Okkervil River )〕 They have appeared on the talk show ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and have performed with acts such as The Decemberists, The New Pornographers, The National, and Lou Reed. Okkervil River released the album ''The Stand Ins'' on 9 September 2008. They promoted the release with a series of cover songs from the album on YouTube by people they've met as a band. Their 2010 collaboration as a backing band with psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson yielded ''True Love Cast Out All Evil''. On 10 May 2011, Okkervil River released their sixth full-length album, ''I Am Very Far'', which peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band released their seventh album, ''The Silver Gymnasium'', on 3 September 2013. The album peaked at No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Okkervil River (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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