It's good to have your faith in humanity restored every now and again. First, America elects Barack Obama as President, then we see proof that plenty of people in Glasgow appreciate the wonder of OKKERVIL RIVER - on tonight's evidence alone there are at least 500.
Apologies to anyone reading who was at Oran Mor - you don't need us to tell you that there are few bands who can boast such a repertoire of smart alternative indie rock songs, or that Will Sheff is the kind of effortlessly engaging and charismatic frontman you can't take your eyes off.
There's a simple way of telling just how much this group can get under your skin. Most people would have fallen in love with Okkervil River after hearing their 2007 breakthrough album The Stage Names, but given the enthusiasm afforded by the crowd to older gems Black and For Real it's clear that recent converts have found themselves irresistibly drawn to investigate their sizeable back catalogue.
And even though the Texans' new record The Stand-Ins is a bit patchy, there's no doubting that Lost Coastlines is a phenomenal pop song to rank up there with Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe and Unless It's Kicks as among the finest moments of this or any other Okkervil River gig.
Cruelly, the band are forced to cut their encore from three songs to one because the venue has to turn into a super-trendy Sunday disco to cater for the hundreds of West End clubbers queuing to get in (note the sarcasm), so we can only speculate that Okkervil River might have been planning to play The President's Dead and dedicate it to George Bush. In the end, though, a barnstorming Westfall goes down a treat.
4 Okkervil River - The President's Dead (from The Pop Cop to Mr Bush)
4 Okkervil River - Black (live)
There's a simple way of telling just how much this group can get under your skin. Most people would have fallen in love with Okkervil River after hearing their 2007 breakthrough album The Stage Names, but given the enthusiasm afforded by the crowd to older gems Black and For Real it's clear that recent converts have found themselves irresistibly drawn to investigate their sizeable back catalogue.
And even though the Texans' new record The Stand-Ins is a bit patchy, there's no doubting that Lost Coastlines is a phenomenal pop song to rank up there with Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe and Unless It's Kicks as among the finest moments of this or any other Okkervil River gig.
Cruelly, the band are forced to cut their encore from three songs to one because the venue has to turn into a super-trendy Sunday disco to cater for the hundreds of West End clubbers queuing to get in (note the sarcasm), so we can only speculate that Okkervil River might have been planning to play The President's Dead and dedicate it to George Bush. In the end, though, a barnstorming Westfall goes down a treat.
4 Okkervil River - The President's Dead (from The Pop Cop to Mr Bush)
4 Okkervil River - Black (live)
8 comments:
See I actually had a great view of the setlist, but they'd folded over the bit where the three encore songs were listed!
What an amazing show though.
A thrilling show! First time I saw then live and man that guy has got some stage presence...
Anyone got the set list??
V
From memory, I'm pretty sure they played these ones (though not necessarily in this order!)
Plus Ones
Singer Songwriter
A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene
Black
The Latest Toughs
A Girl In Port
Pop Lie
A Stone
John Allyn Smith Sails
Lost Coastlines
Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
Black Sheep Boy
For Real
Unless It's Kicks
Westfall
I´m pretty sure they didnt play plus ones cuz thats my fav and I waited and waited...
V
Sorry dude, my memory isn't the best... I must have dreamt they did!
Here is some of the setlit!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/3020773052/
V
Haha, beat me to it V!
sorry ;) good pic!
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