This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Looking for Shearwater’s headwaters? Head for Okkervil River.
Two members of that Austin indie-folk outfit are also front and centre here — though these 13 tracks scale back Okkervil’s backwoods intensity for a slightly more soulful and sensitive sound featuring burnished roots-pop tracks laced with tragic, Nick Drake-like vocals. They aren’t still waters, but they do run deep.
