Okkervil River's Black Sheep Boy was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2005. Kelefa Sanneh wrote in The New York Times that "Will Sheff, leader of the Austin indie-rock band Okkervil River, writes like a novelist. "With their newest release, The Stage Names, Okkervil River dynamite the walls of Black Sheep Boy's gothic, moss-walled castle from the inside to let in the glaring sun. Where Black Sheep Boy presented a fairytale of dark babbling streams and high distant towers,...
01 Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe 4:25 02 Unless It's Kicks 4:39 03 A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene 4:00 04 Savannah Smiles 3:38 05 Plus Ones 3:43 06 A Girl In Port 6:37 07 You Can't Hold The Hand Of A Man 4:54 08 Title Track 5:22 09 John Allyn Smith Sails 4:33