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Will Sheff “Tommy McHugh” – bad things lead, perversely, to good

November 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Will Sheff – of Okkervil River – released his debut solo album last year which, to be honest and rather unsurprisingly, sounded quite like Okkervil River.  He’s following that up now with a double A-sided single, […]
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Live review: Will Sheff + Julie Odell, Omeara, London – 8th March 2023

March 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
A fine dusting of snow can be very pretty – particularly when viewed from a warm building with perhaps a beverage of choice close at hand.  It’s less amusing when standing on a railway station platform […]
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Will Sheff of Okkervil River has a solo tour

March 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
And it starts in the UK tomorrow. Will Sheff has been working on solo material alongside such collaborators as guitarist Will Graefe and bassist Benjamin Lazar Davis as well as new collaborators Christian Lee Hutson, Dawes […]
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Will Sheff “Nothing Special”

October 26, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
A weighty first solo endeavor that confronts loss, life’s meaning, and the deceit of nostalgic longing. Will Sheff, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and founder of Okkervil River, has been hinting at it for a while: his […]

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