I Am Very Far

Rock · 2011 · 11 tracks · 50m

I Am Very Far

Dense, theatrical, and occasionally violent indie rock. A maximalist departure into surreal storytelling and orchestral dissonance that feels like a fever dream.

It's like a gothic novel set to the sound of a chamber orchestra falling down a flight of stairs.

A high-tension, surrealist fever dream that balances intellectual complexity with raw, explosive emotional outbursts.

I Am Very Far · vs · Okkervil River

Thunderstorm+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 50m

01

The Valley

3:50

02

Piratess

4:00

03

Rider

4:25

04

Lay of the Last Survivor

3:51

05

White Shadow Waltz

4:26

06

We Need a Myth

4:39

07

Mermaid

5:07

08

Show Yourself

5:20

09

Your Past Life as a Blast

5:32

10

Wake and Be Fine

3:26

11

The Rise

6:16

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden, violent percussion assault that erupts midway through Rider.

The way the frantic, wordy momentum of Wake and Be Fine collapses into a breathless finish.

The eerie, dissonant piano chords that anchor the slow-burn tension of White Shadow Waltz.

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