WILL SHEFF, QUIVERING VOICE OF INDIE INTEGRITY
It’s tough to maintain “indie cred” when a band’s vocals are too refined, too mellifluous. How can you stay on the cutting edge of the alternative rock scene when you sing well? Such successful front men as the whiny Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, the ever-cracking Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, or the high-pitched Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have chosen to avoid the question entirely.
But Will Sheff, lead singer and songwriter for the Austin, Texas-based Okkervil River, has managed to combine polished vocals with an indie sound on the band’s latest album, “The Stand...
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