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| | The Yale Herald - February 6, 2004 - okkervil river - down the river of golden dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | hen Okkervil River, an alt-country quartet from Austin with two overlooked records and a cult following, does it right, they sound sharp and truthful without feeling too nostalgically bittersweet—like the kind of breakaway film that wins the Oscar without really trying. |
 | | And while alt-country is often guilty of being formulaic, the songs on Down the River of Golden Dreams are structurally complex, rambling, and shift easily between pounding pop and tender lullaby. |
 | | While Okkervil River certainly knows how to write a slow, tragic song, the group is also capable of turning up the volume. |
| www.yaleherald.com /article.php?Article=2908 (458 words) |
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