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The Silver Gymnasium is the seventh album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on September 3, 2013. It is the band's first release after signing to ATO Records, and their first album not released through Jagjaguwar.

Overview

The Silver Gymnasium was first announced in June 2013, its name revealed letter-by-letter via the band's website.[1] The record is a concept album which takes place in lead-singer Will Sheff's home-town of Meriden, New Hampshire in 1986. Sheff conceived the album as a tribute to the spirit of pre-adolescence, meant to evoke the nostalgic feeling of, in his words “an action figure you found in the woods.”[2] The album's title is taken from the Charles Lewis Silver Memorial Gymnasium found in Meriden's Kimball Union Academy, the boarding school that Sheff attended.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Alternative Press[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
Pitchfork [8]
PopMatters10/10[9]
Slant Magazine [10]

At Alternative Press, Chris Parker called the album "Often dark, but strangely triumphant."[6] The album charted at No. 7 on the Billboard Tastemaker album chart.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Sheff

No.TitleLength
1."It Was My Season"4:26
2."On a Balcony"3:04
3."Down Down the Deep River"6:32
4."Pink-slips"3:39
5."Lido Pier Suicide Car"5:31
6."Where the Spirit Left Us"3:47
7."White"3:06
8."Stay Young"4:19
9."Walking Without Frankie"5:00
10."All the Time Every Day"4:36
11."Black Nemo"4:58

Bonus tracks

  • "Do the Crawl (CBS October 22, 1988)" – 4:43 Vinyl exclusive
  • "From a Cutlass Cruiser" – 3:40 Vinyl exclusive

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 66
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15] 7

References

  1. ^ "ATO Records". atorecords.com. 2013-06-20.
  2. ^ "ATO Records". atorecords.com. 2013-07-01.
  3. ^ "Kimball Union Academy". www.kua.org.
  4. ^ "Reviews for The Silver Gymnsaium by Okkervil River". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Silver Gymnasium - Okkervil River - Songs, Albums, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". Alllmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Parker, Chris (2013). "Okkervil River – The Silver Gymnasium". Alternative Press. October 2013 (303). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 92. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Caffrey, Danl (Sep 3, 2013). "Album Review: Lilver Gymnasium-Okkervil River". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Sep 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Pitchfork review".
  9. ^ Smith, Robin (2013-09-04). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  10. ^ "Slant review".
  11. ^ "Billboard 200".
  12. ^ "Okkervil River Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Okkervil River Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Okkervil River Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Okkervil River Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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