Description

ATO Records release Okkervil Rivers In The Rainbow Rain, the groups most immediate and meaningful album to date. On it, bandleader Will Sheff makes a startling left turn from the their critically-lauded and inward-looking 2016 album Away, crafting an exuberant declaration of hope. In place of Aways somber strings and acoustic textures, In The Rainbow Rain is full of dazzling colour, spattered with starbursts of electric guitar, big blooms of synth and a chorus of backing vocals. Its a buoyant and playful record but also open and emotionally vulnerable.

In The Rainbow Rain produced by Sheff and mixed by Shawn Everett (Perfume Genius, Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs) serves as showcase for Sheffs writing and the musical interplay of his new band mates, Benjamin Lazar Davis (bass), Will Graefe (guitar), Sarah Pedinotti (keys) and Cully Symington (percussion) the same iteration of Okkervil River that joined Sheff on the Away tour. Recalls Sheff of that tour: It was my favorite touring experience in many years I felt like a kid again. I realized how phenomenally lucky I am that Ive been able to play music for this long.

Opaque blue / purple swirl marbled vinyl LP with digital download.