Alright, time to finish this series off. The last record in my Top 5 for 2007 is Okkervil River’s The Stage Names.
It’s a great rock record, but it’s mostly on this list for being one of the few records to make me sit up and start laughing as I listened to it for the first time. After an album filled with songs that convey a deep sense of uncertainty, and fear, and confusion, halfway through the final song they just say “fuck it” and break into the chorus of “Sloop John B” by the Beach Boys. Awesome.
Here’s the first track from the album, “Our Life is Not A Movie Or Maybe”:
It’s a great rock record, but it’s mostly on this list for being one of the few records to make me sit up and start laughing as I listened to it for the first time. After an album filled with songs that convey a deep sense of uncertainty, and fear, and confusion, halfway through the final song they just say “fuck it” and break into the chorus of “Sloop John B” by the Beach Boys. Awesome.
Here’s the first track from the album, “Our Life is Not A Movie Or Maybe”:
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