Okkervil River: Ha, We Told You So!

Remember back in June when we were all hootin' and hollerin' about how much we were really digging the new Okkervil River album, The Stage Names, and we warned you that there would be fanfare surrounding their upcoming release? Well, we were right! Their album earned an impressive 8.7 on Pitchfork today, garnering them the "Best New Music" stamp. Not that Pitchfork is the be-all-end-all by any means, it's just cool sometimes to feel sort of validated. In any case, the album's out -- so go buy it! Or see them on September 28th, when they take to the Webster Hall stage alongside Damien Jurado!

Here's a (pretty low budg) video of OR lead singer Will Scheff singing "Our Life Is not a Movie but Maybe" at an in-store concert: