While last year Okkervil River served as the backing band on psych-rock legend Roky Erickson’s first solo album in 14 years, we haven’t heard anything in the way of new music from the Austin-based act since 2008’s The Stand Ins. On May 10, the “Smart-Rock” act will release their first new album in three years with I Am Very Far via their long time label Jagjaguwar.
Earlier this week Will Sheff & Co., with the assistance of A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers, stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to debut the album’s first single – Wake And Be Fine…
