---
date: '2013-08-26'
title: "Listen - Okkervil River, 'The Silver Gymnasium'"
description: "Okkervil River's The Silver Gymnasium sounds every bit as good as I had hoped it would."
tags: ['music']
---

**[NPR:](http://www.npr.org/2013/08/25/214471289/first-listen-okkervil-river-the-silver-gymnasium)**

> "It all adds up to a project in which nostalgia isn't the end result, but rather an engine that drives artistic ambition to a degree that's almost overwhelming." — Stephen Thompson, NPR

Okkervil River's _The Silver Gymnasium_ sounds every bit as good as I had hoped it would.<!-- excerpt --> It's a diverse, well-developed and thoughtful musical journey through Will Sheff's childhood in the 80s. I can't wait to hear this on vinyl."
