'Lovingly crafted.' - NPR
'Some of their best material yet.' - Esquire
'A rather beautiful experience.' - SPIN
Okkervil River's new studio album The Silver Gymnasium takes place in 1986 in the small town of Meriden, NH where bandleader Will Sheff grew up. Sheff enlisted producer John Agnello, who worked on '80s pop staples including Cyndi Lauper and Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and recent releases by the Thermals and Kurt Vile.