"The Silver Gymnasium" - Okkervil River [NPR First Listen Audio]

Okkervil River, a folk and country rock band from Austin Texas, release their 7th studio album The Silver Gymnasium on September 3rd. The opening track "It Was My Season" starts the album on a spritely tempo centered around the piano and accompanied by the beauty of Will Sheff's melancholy voice. "On A Balcony" shifts the focus to Okkervil River's powerful guitar riffs with stronger vocals from Sheff and the rest of the band singing backup. Before "Pink-Slips" draws your focus to raw vocals, clapping and acoustic guitar backed by only minor electric sounds, "Down Down The Deep River" showcases an up-tempo and robust expression of vocals and instrumentation for which Okkervil River is known.

Listen to the full album before its official September 3rd release date courtesy of NPR. The album is available for pre-order on iTunes.