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WILL SHEFF of OKKERVIL RIVER

To conclude, we ask Will Sheff of Okkervil River some questions about endings and death. Sheff is the singer/songwriter/main creative force behind the band, which formed in Austin in 1998 and has had various lineups over the years, with Sheff the sole constant. The band’s third album, 2005’s critically acclaimed Black Sheep Boy , was their breakthrough release. Okkervil River’s latest album, In the Rainbow Rain , is their ninth full-length and their third for ATO. Sheff wrote the album right after President Donald Trump’s victory in the

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