Okkervil River's 2007 album "The Stage Names" finds Will Sheff and company grappling with the nature of performance and the characters we adopt. The album is a thematic exploration of identity, blurring the lines between the artist and the persona.
- The album was recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, with producer Brian Deck.
- "The Stage Names" reached number 15 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
- The album's title is a reference to a line in the song "Death with Daddy" by the band Six Organs of Admittance.
Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas, known for their literate, intricate songwriting. At the time of "The Stage Names," the band was four albums into their career and beginning to gain wider critical attention.
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