As a Happy Holidays gift, Okkervil River has released a “mixtape” (of sorts) titled Golden Opportunities for free download from their site: http://www.okkervilriver.com/. The nine track compilation features covers by the likes of Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb and John Cale.
Track listing:
April Anne (John Phillips)
Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear (Randy Newman)
I Want To Know (Charles F. Olsen/Ed Sanders)
Do What You Gotta Do (Jimmy Webb)
I Came Here To Say Im Going Away (Serge Gainsbourg/Trans. By W. Sheff)
The Blonde In The Bleachers (Joni Mitchell)
Antarctica Starts Here (John Cale)
Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas (Will Sheff)
Solo (Sandy Denny)
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