I tried listening to Get Lonely yesterday and it felt like a rehash of Tallahassee. I was so disappointed. Even the lyrics sounded the same. Maybe this is because Darnielle was coming off of Sunset Tree which is a perfect album. Maybe it's because I will compare all of his new work to Sunset Tree. I'm not sure. I'll have to listen to it again. Maybe I can make a compilation album "Tallahassee Lonely" that combines the best versions of the same songs on the two albums.
I am absolutely eagerly awaiting any moment I have to listen to new Okkervil River. And to think that you can just drive up north to see them play at Kilby. Incredible.
I'm still baffled that you lived 21 years and never EVER heard one story about a man returning from his mission and selling all his CDs only to regret it three days later. I thought that was a given. Wasn't that the subject of one of the devotionals in the MTC? Didn't your mission president give you two pieces of advice...1) Get married ASAP and 2) Don't sell your CDs"?
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