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The Stand Ins
Rock · 2008 · 11 tracks · 40m

The Stand Ins

Okkervil River

Hyper-literate indie rock that deconstructs the myth of the musician. Dense brass arrangements meet trembling vocals in a theatrical exploration of fame and failure.

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It's like a great short story collection set in the world's most depressing and beautiful tour bus.

A grand, theatrical exploration of failure and the ghosts of the music industry.

The Stand Ins · vs · Okkervil River
Bittersweet+2.3σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 40m
01
Stand Ins, One
0:47
02
Lost Coastlines
5:31
03
Singer Songwriter
3:49
04
Starry Stairs
4:01
05
Blue Tulip
6:18
06
Stand Ins, Two
0:31
07
Pop Lie
3:12
08
On Tour With Zykos
4:54
09
Calling and Not Calling My Ex
4:21
10
Stand Ins, Three
0:54
11
Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979
5:54
Moments Worth Waiting For
The dual-vocal interplay on Lost Coastlines where the voices chase each other into a triumphant brass explosion.
The sudden, jarring shift from the upbeat pop melody of Pop Lie into its scathing, self-loathing lyrical reveal.
The devastating quiet-to-loud transition in the final track as the strings swell around the tragic narrative of Jobriath.
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