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OKKERVIL RIVER "Black Sheep Boy Appendix" Reviews
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Release: 22 Nov 2005
Label: Jagjaguwar
Genre: Pop, Rock
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| JunkMedia |
Rating: 10.0 |
Black Sheep Boy Appendix is an even stronger set than the universally lauded long-player it appends.
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| Blogcritics |
Rating: 9.0 |
It's a mini-concept album that may prove to be the perfect introduction to its predecessor for all those that missed out on it the first time around.
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| PunkNews |
Rating: 9.0 |
And if masterful lyrics and genius folk song craft are as important to you as they are to me, then Okkervil River needs to be part of your CD collection.
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| Popmatters |
Rating: 9.0 |
Thus, another great band is born.
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| PitchFork |
Rating: 8.2 |
Specifically, a new musical motif runs throughout most of the EP: a brief melody that's slightly dissonant and fragile, suggesting a precarious emotional balance.
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| CokeMachineGlow |
Rating: 8.0 |
The only problem with Black Sheep Boy Appendix is that it should have another five songs and twenty minutes.
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| Harp Magazine |
Rating: 8.0 |
f Okkervil River's 2005 song cycle Black Sheep Boy doesn't place on the year's best-of lists it'll only be because Black Sheep Boy Appendix bumped it.
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| RollingStone |
Rating: 7.0 |
If you're already an acolyte, Black Sheep Boy Appendix is what you've been waiting for with bated breath; if you're not a fan, you may well be soon.
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| Billboard |
Rating: 6.0 |
Those already on the Okkervil bandwagon will surely eat this up. But for the uninitiated, be warned: the appendix will only mean something if it has the rest of its body.
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