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Black Sheep Boy
Rock · 2005 · 11 tracks

Black Sheep Boy

Okkervil River

Hyper-literate indie rock that pivots from fragile acoustic whispers to orchestral, screaming catharsis. A concept record about addiction, myth, and the black sheep.

April 5, 2005 · Jagjaguwar

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A hyper-literate, theatrical descent into emotional wreckage that finds beauty in the debris.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Black Sheep Boy
1:19
02
For Real
4:43
03
In a Radio Song
5:39
04
Black
4:39
05
Get Big
3:55
06
A King and a Queen
3:23
07
A Stone
5:23
08
The Latest Toughs
3:11
09
Song of Our So-Called Friend
3:23
10
So Come Back, I Am Waiting
8:03
11
A Glow
3:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from a delicate acoustic strum to a distorted, screaming climax in 'For Real'
The devastating lyrical turn in 'A Stone' where the narrator realizes they are the one being left behind
The eight-minute slow-burn build of 'So Come Back, I Am Waiting' that feels like a physical weight lifting
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Black Sheep Boy sound next to the rest of Okkervil River's catalogue?

Intense+2.4σ

Intense saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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