Down the River of Golden Dreams
Down the River of Golden Dreams is the second full-length studio album by Okkervil River, released on September 2, 2003. William Schaff continued to create artwork for Okkervil River with this release. The record label Jagjaguwar released the album on CD and vinyl under the catalog number JAG54.[5]
| Down the River of Golden Dreams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover Art by William Schaff | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 at Tiny Telephone, OTR, and 15th Street, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
| Producer | Okkervil River | |||
| Okkervil River chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down the River of Golden Dreams" | 1:15 |
| 2. | "It Ends with a Fall" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "For the Enemy" | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Blanket and Crib" | 2:51 |
| 5. | "The War Criminal Rises and Speaks" | 5:11 |
| 6. | "The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Dead Faces" | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Maine Island Lovers" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Song About a Star" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Yellow" | 6:14 |
| 11. | "Seas Too Far to Reach" | 5:01 |
Personnel
- Okkervil River
- Will Sheff - Vocals, Guitar, Whirlies
- Jonathan Meiburg - Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ, Wurlizter, Rhodes, Mellotron, Banjo, Tambourine
- Zachary Thomas - Vocals, Electric Bass, Mandolin
- Seth Warren - Vocals, Drums, Whirlies
- Michi Aceret - Viola
- Geoffrey Hershberger - Cello
- Thomas Heyman - Pedal steel guitar
- Alan Molina - Violin
- John Vanderslice - Bells
- The First National Brass
- Katie Curran - Trombone
- Dan Eastwood - Trumpet
- Graham Taylor - Trumpet
- Technical personnel
- Okkervil River - Producer
- Scott Solter - Recording
- Billy Stull - Mastering
- Cover Art - William Schaff
- Darius Van Arman - Layout and Design
External links
References
- McIntosh, Gregory. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Allmusic.
- Hermes, William. "Down the River of Golden Dreams". Entertainment Weekly.
- Morris, William. "Okkervil River: Down the River of Golden Dreams". Pitchfork Media.
- Hunter, Jonny. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Sputnikmusic.
- "Okkervil River- Down the River of Golden Dreams". Discogs. 2003.
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