aaamusic | On 16, Jul 2011

Okkervil River have announced details of a new single along with a headline slot at this year’s End Of The Road festival. ‘Your Past Life As A Blast’ will be released as a 7” on 5th September and is taken from their recent critically acclaimed sixth album ‘I Am Very Far’ on Jagjaguwar.

The Will Sheff-fronted Texan six-piece have also been announced as headliners on the Garden Stage at this year’s End Of the Road festival on 3rd September in Dorset. The festival rounds off a busy summer playing US shows with The Decemberists, a US headline tour and a number of European festivals over the summer.

This UK appearance follows Will Sheff’s acclaimed solo show at London’s St Pancras Church at the end of March and the band’s sold-out gig at Heaven in London in May. Further UK headline dates will be announced shortly.

Watch the video for previous single ‘Wake And Be Fine’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHaCtxW6Vv8

Work on ‘I Am Very Far’ started after a year spent on other projects. Sheff contributed vocals to The New Pornographers’ album ‘Together’, wrote a song for Norah Jones’ ‘The Fall’, produced an upcoming album for the Brooklyn-based band Bird of Youth, and helmed Roky Erickson’s acclaimed ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’ with Okkervil River. Sheff was subsequently nominated for a 2011 Grammy for his liner notes to ‘True Love’.