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August 22, 2013 04:08 am GMT
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Indie Band Okkervil River's 8-Bit Game Enhances New Album
If you want to sell records nowadays, you sometimes need to do more than just release music to stand out, just like Okkervil River is doing this summer
The indie rock band has released multimedia projects revolving around its upcoming album, The Silver Gymnasium, all with the goal of creating a bigger experience than what's contained in the album's 11 songs
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The most elaborate of the projects is an immersive 8-bit style game, which taps into the largely autobiographical album's overarching themes of nostalgia. Frontman Will Sheff, with help from agency Eyes and Ears, recreated his hometown of Meriden, N.H., for the game. Read more...
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