| The Stage Names | ||||
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 Cover art by William Schaff | ||||
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| Released | August 7, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:46 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
| Producer | Brian Beattie | |||
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The Stage Names is the fourth full-length studio album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on August 7, 2007. The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, with longtime Okkervil producer Brian Beattie, and with mixing from Spoon drummer and producer Jim Eno. Like other Okkervil River albums, the accompanying artwork is the work of artist William Schaff. The cover refers to a line from "Unless It's Kicks".[1][2] The record was also released as a limited-edition 2-CD set that included a second disc of solo acoustic demos. A newly recorded version of "Love to a Monster", which appeared in rough demo form on the band's tour EP, Overboard and Down, was originally intended to appear on the album, but didn't make it on, and appears as a bonus track when the album is purchased through eMusic. "Shannon Wilsey on the Starry Stairs", described by lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff as "kind of a sequel to 'Savannah Smiles' and kind of a sister song to "John Allyn Smith Sails'", is included as a bonus track when the album is purchased through iTunes.[3]
- ^ "The Stage Names overview". Okkervil River. 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Exclusive: Okkervil River Adopt Stage Names". Pitchfork Media. 2007-05-09. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ^ Sheff, Will (2007-08-07). "The Stage Names". Okkervil River official website: News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-15.