Okkervil River is bringing the band into the Patreon universe. The music business is changing at breakneck speed and there’s a lot of good and a lot of bad going on, but what inspires them the most is the way fans can connect more closely than ever with artists. They turn to music and art for beauty and revelation and belonging, so they love the thought of being able to connect directly with anyone and everyone looking for even more music, illustrated art, storytelling and conversation, passionate, unmanicured creations, not pasteurized for the marketplace, and experimental expansiveness. They’ll have all manner of stuff for you folks here every month – brand-new songs and original tracks they never released from way back in the day, radically different early demo versions of your old favorites, covers as the mood strikes, monthly podcasts where they’ll share stories of Okkervil and other work and talk to their favorite people about anything and everything, and curated mixtapes that will be more like intricate crossfaded DJ sets than a stale streaming service playlist. On top of that, they’ll get to do all the wild and weird pet projects they’ve been kicking around for years, some of which will be pretty experimental and fun. They’ll also be continuing our celebrated A Dream in the Dark series with a new live album every year, polished to that same standard ADITD subscribers came to expect. There will be fun physical gifts too, chief among which will be a hand-illustrated art print. They spend forever on these and are always so happy with how they come out. And you’ll be able to vote on what goes out there and get all news about Okkervil River and them before anybody else does. What else? A merch discount code, monthly photos and videos, and their Discord server where they’ll pop in and chat with everybody. And whatever other bonus ideas pop into their mind as the year goes by.
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