Okkervil River have scheduled to release a 10th Anniversary Edition of 'Black Sheep Boy'

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In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of this iconic album, Jagjaguwar Records will release December 4th the Black Sheep Boy 10th Anniversary Edition, a three-LP set combining the classic Black Sheep Boy album and its counterpart the Black Sheep Boy Appendix with an all new unreleased album of covers entitled There Swims A Swan: full-band recordings made six months prior to the release of Black Sheep Boy which illuminate the album's roots in the traditional American songbook. Featuring beautiful, emotional readings of songs popularized by such artists as Washington Phillips, Lead Belly, the Louvin Brothers, and Roscoe Holcomb, There Swims A Swan takes the listener through the songs that inspired Will Sheff while composing Black Sheep Boy and plays like a run-through of that album's themes.

Black Sheep Boy is celebrated for its album artwork as well as its music, and the 10th Anniversary Edition collects that artwork in a meticulously reworked package, combining every element of (longtime Okkervil River illustrator) William Schaff's imagery - not to mention a large new piece by Schaff depicting an updated Black Sheep Boy. The release also includes lengthy liner notes by Will Sheff walking the listener through the circumstances surrounding the album. Later this year Okkervil River will perform both Black Sheep Boy and Black Sheep Boy Appendix albums at a handful of shows. Will Sheff will also have a short run of West Coast solo performances. The full list of confirmed dates is given below.

Listen to Okkervil River performing "I'm in Love with Susan Smith":

Okkervil River's Black Sheep Boy 10th Anniversary Edition tracklisting:

Volume I: Black Sheep Boy
01. Black Sheep Boy
02. For Real
03. In A Radio Song
04. Black
05. Get Big
06. A King And A Queen
07. A Stone
08. The Latest Toughs
09. Song Of Our So-Called Friend
10. So Come Back, I Am Waiting
11. A Glow

Volume II: Black Sheep Boy Appendix
01. Missing Children
02. No Key, No Plan
03. A Garden
04. Black Sheep Boy #4
05. The Next Four Months
06. Another Radio Song
07. A Forest
08. Last Love Song For Now

Volume III: There Swims A Swan
01. Goodnight Irene
02. I'm In Love With Susan Smith
03. See See Rider
04. Knoxville Girl
05. Satan is Real
06. Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
07. Willow Tree
08. Moonshiner
09. Oh, The Wind And Rain
10. What are They Doing in Heaven Today
11. Trouble in Mind

Okkervil River tour dates:

Fri. Nov. 20 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
Sat. Nov. 21 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^
Tues. Nov. 24 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair ^
Mon. Dec. 14 - Seattle, WA @ Columbia City Theater *
Tues. Dec. 15 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
Fri. Dec. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall *
Sat. Dec. 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever *
^ = An Evening With Okkervil River
* = Okkervil River (solo)