Will Sheff spent two decades building Okkervil River into one of indie rock's most literate and emotionally raw projects, a band whose best moments, from *Black Sheep Boy* through *The Stage Names*, felt like confessional dispatches from someone who'd read every book and survived every heartbreak. Stepping out under his own name isn't a reinvention so much as a settling into self, the kind of record that only becomes possible after you've already proven everything you needed to prove. After nine critically acclaimed albums, twenty bandmates, countless bars, clubs, theaters and festivals, after two full decades, Will Sheff is letting Okkervil River drift out to sea with the release of Nothing Special, his debut collection under his own name. Nothing Special was recorded with a mix of old friends (like Benjamin Lazar-Davis and Will Graefe) and new collaborators (Christian Lee Hutson, Cassandra Jenkins, Dawes drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and Death Cab For Cutie pianist Zac Rae). Tracklist 1. The Spiral Season (5:39) 2. In The Thick Of It (6:06) 3. Estrangement Zone (5:36) 4. Nothing Special (4:55) 5. Holy Man (8:22) 6. Like The Last Time (5:21) 7. Marathon Girl (5:06) 8. Evidence (6:23) UPC: 880882446123Label: ATO RecordsRelease Date: 10.7.22Format: CD
