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STAND UP MEN Okkervil River sing about fame's downside on The Stand Ins
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Release Date: Sep 09, 2008; Lead Performance: Okkervil River; Genre: Rock
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This Austin quintet follows 2007's The Stage Names with a second tour de
force about the collateral damage of fame. Under the surface of The Stand Ins' lavish
arrangements lurk harrowing portraits of such real-life casualties as
the glam-rock singer Jobriath (''Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the
Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979'') and the porn-star suicide Savannah
(''Starry Stairs''), plus the nameless, spurned lovers of those in the
spotlight. We'd say Okkervil River should be famous — but on this evidence,
maybe they're better off producing their classics from the sidelines. A
DOWNLOAD THIS: Watch ''Starry Stairs'' and other videos from the band's YouTube page
Posted Sep 05, 2008
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