Down the River of Golden Dreams
2003 studio album by Okkervil River
Down the River of Golden Dreams | ||||
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![]() Cover Art by William Schaff | ||||
Studio album by Okkervil River | ||||
Released | September 2, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Tiny Telephone, OTR, and 15th Street, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Indie rock, baroque pop | |||
Length | 45:58 | |||
Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
Producer | Okkervil River | |||
Okkervil River chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[3] |
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Down the River of Golden Dreams is the second full-length studio album by Okkervil River, released on September 2, 2003. William Schaff continued to create artwork for Okkervil River with this release. The record label Jagjaguwar released the album on CD and vinyl under the catalog number JAG54.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Down the River of Golden Dreams" | 1:15 |
2. | "It Ends with a Fall" | 3:55 |
3. | "For the Enemy" | 6:09 |
4. | "Blanket and Crib" | 2:51 |
5. | "The War Criminal Rises and Speaks" | 5:11 |
6. | "The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion" | 4:25 |
7. | "Dead Faces" | 2:36 |
8. | "Maine Island Lovers" | 4:51 |
9. | "Song About a Star" | 3:30 |
10. | "Yellow" | 6:14 |
11. | "Seas Too Far to Reach" | 5:01 |
Personnel
- Okkervil River
- Will Sheff - Vocals, Guitar, Whirlies
- Jonathan Meiburg - Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ, Wurlizter, Rhodes, Mellotron, Banjo, Tambourine
- Zachary Thomas - Vocals, Electric Bass, Mandolin
- Seth Warren - Vocals, Drums, Whirlies
- Michi Aceret - Viola
- Geoffrey Hershberger - Cello
- Thomas Heyman - Pedal steel guitar
- Alan Molina - Violin
- John Vanderslice - Bells
- The First National Brass
- Katie Curran - Trombone
- Dan Eastwood - Trumpet
- Graham Taylor - Trumpet
- Technical personnel
- Okkervil River - Producer
- Scott Solter - Recording
- Billy Stull - Mastering
- Cover Art - William Schaff
- Darius Van Arman - Layout and Design
External links
- Album summary by Okkervil River
- "It Ends With a Fall" music video
References
- ^ McIntosh, Gregory. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Allmusic.
- ^ Hermes, William. "Down the River of Golden Dreams". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
- ^ Morris, William. "Okkervil River: Down the River of Golden Dreams". Pitchfork Media.
- ^ Hunter, Jonny. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ "Okkervil River- Down the River of Golden Dreams". Discogs. 2003.
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- Will Sheff
- Cully Symington
- Will Graefe
- Benjamin Lazar Davis
- Sarah Pedinotti
Travis Nelsen - Chris Heinrich
- Scott Brackett
- Howard Draper
- Jonathan Meiburg
- Zach Thomas
- Seth Warren
- Brian Cassidy
- Patrick Pestorius
- Justin Sherburn
- Lauren Gurgiolo
- Michael St. Clair
- Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See
- Down the River of Golden Dreams
- Black Sheep Boy
- The Stage Names
- The Stand Ins
- I Am Very Far
- The Silver Gymnasium
- Away
- In the Rainbow Rain
- A Dream in the Dark: Two Decades of Okkervil River Live
- "For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)"
- Shearwater