94. Okkervil River - The Stage Names (2007)
Will Sheff and his Austin, Texas cohorts are at the top of their game here on this movie-themed long player, complete with nine tracks. Sheff's voice frequently weeps and it's very endearing. Other times it can soar like on opener 'Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe'. The lyrics are also superlative: "No-one wants a tune about the 100th luft-balloon" he cries on 'Plus Ones' but if he wants to sing about that, then that's fine. This metaphor could mean one of a few things. Maybe he's demeaning the plasticity of the 80's, maybe not. His folk is superior anyway. This kind of analysis could go on and on, and that's just one line. My advice: just dive in.
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