In the Rainbow Rain

In the Rainbow Rain is the ninth studio album by American indie band Okkervil River. The album was released on ATO Records on April 27, 2018.[13]

In the Rainbow Rain
Studio album by Okkervil River
Released	April 27, 2018
Length	48:49
Label	ATO Records
Producer	Will Sheff
Okkervil River chronology
Away (2016) In the Rainbow Rain (2018) A Dream in the Dark: Two Decades of Okkervil River Live (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.5/10[1]
Metacritic	68/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
Exclaim!	6/10[5]
God Is in the TV	7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit	6.5/10[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
Paste	7.8/10[9]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[10]
PopMatters	7/10[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]

Release

On February 12, 2018, Okkervil River announced the release of their new album for April 27, 2018, alongside the first single "Don't Move Back to L.A.".[14] On March 20, 2018, the second single "Pulled Up The Ribbon" was released, along with a music video.[15] The music video features Sarah Pedinotti. On April 11, 2018, the band released the music video for "Don't Move Back to L.A.".[16] The third single "Famous Tracheotomies" was released on April 16, 2018.[17][18]

Critical reception

In the Rainbow Rain was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 18 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 66 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 16 reviews.[19]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Famous Tracheotomies"	Will Sheff Ray Davies	4:55
2.	"The Dream and the Light"	Sheff	6:49
3.	"Love Somebody"	Sheff Benjamin Lazar Davis Will Graefe	4:13
4.	"Family Song"	Sheff	5:10
5.	"Pulled up the Ribbon"	Sheff	4:11
6.	"Don't Move Back to L.A."	Sheff	4:38
7.	"Shelter Song"	Graeffe Sheff	4:59
8.	"How It Is"	Sheff	3:34
9.	"External Actor"	Sheff	4:08
10.	"Human Being Song"	Sheff	6:12
Total length:			48:49

Personnel

• Brittany Anjou - Vibraphone (7), Glockenspiel (3)
• Simone Appleby - Backing Vocals (1-3,7,10)
• Leslie Gardner - Backing Vocals (1-3,7,10)
• Will Graefe - Vocals (3,6-9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Electric Guitar (1-10)
• Jeremy Gustin - Percussion (1,7), Congas (1,4,7), Finger Cymbals (9)
• Cole Kamen-Green - Vocals (8), Trumpet (2,8,9), Mellophone (2,9)
• Chris Kyle - Electric Guitar (1,10)
• Benjamin Lazar Davis - Vocals (3,6-9), Bass (1,2,5-10), Piano (9), ARP Synthesizer (3), Moog Synthesizer (3,4), Drum Programming (3)
• Frank LoCrasto - Grand Piano (3), Tack Piano (3), Fender Rhodes (4,7,10), Wurlitzer (1,3), ARP Synthesizer (7)
• Jonathan Meiburg - Vocals (1-3,6,8)
• Rob Moose - Violin (1,10), Viola (1,10)
• David Nagler - Roland 2000 Synthesizer (1)
• Clinton Newman - Electric Guitar (1)
• Phil Palazzolo - Piano (4)
• Sarah K. Pedinotti - Vocals (3-10), Piano (4,8), Hammond Organ (7), Wurlitzer (5), Mellotron (5), ARP Synthesizer (8,10), Moog Synthesizer (2,8), Oberheim Synthesizer (2,3,7), Roland Synthesizer (4,9), Waldorf Synthesizer (1,10), RMI Keyboard Computer (1,3,7,10)
• Jared Samuel - Piano (2), Hammond Organ (5,6)
• Will Sheff - Vocals (1-10), Acoustic Guitar (2-6,9,10), Electric Guitar (5,10), Piano (1,10), Upright Piano (3), Wurlitzer (6), Mellotron (4,5,9,10), Roland Synthesizer (3,5,7,8,10), Drum Programming (1,4,7,8)
• Alex Spiegelman - Vocals (8), Saxophone (2,4,8), Clarinet (9), Flute (2,4,9)
• Cully Symington - Drums (1-10), Percussion (2,3,5,6,8), Shaker (1)
• Saundra Williams - Backing Vocals (1-3,7)

Charts

Chart performance for In the Rainbow Rain

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20]	93
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21]	15
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[22]	16

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Monger, James Christopher. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. Bertok, Nina (April 27, 2018). "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
5. Sylvester, Daniel (April 23, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
6. Spithray, Steve (April 20, 2018). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
7. Horton, Ross (April 27, 2018). "Okkervil River put the heart back in heartbreak on In the Rainbow Rain". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
8. Shepherd, Sam (April 27, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
9. Zimmerman, Lee (April 27, 2018). "Okkervil River: In The Rainbow Rain Review". Paste. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
10. Shoup, Brad (May 16, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
11. Whitelock, Ed (May 2, 2018). "Okkervil River's 'In the Rainbow Rain' Feels Like a Musical Renewal for Will Sheff". PopMatters. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
12. Goller, Josh (April 23, 2018). "Slant Magazine Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
13. "Okkervil River on Autobiographical Song 'Famous Tracheotomies': 'There's Certainly a Gratitude for Being Alive'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
14. Sodomsky, Sam (February 12, 2018). "Okkervil River Announce New Album, Share New Song "Don't Move Back to LA"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
15. Birnstengel, Grace (March 20, 2018). "Okkervile River's Second Single". Stereogum. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
16. Breihan, Tom (April 11, 2018). "Okkervil River New Music Video". Stereogum. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
17. DeVille, Chris (April 16, 2018). "Okkervil River Third Single". Stereogum. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
18. Roberts, Christopher (April 16, 2018). "Okkervil River Share New Song "Famous Tracheotomies"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
20. "Okkervil River Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
21. "Okkervil River Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
22. "Okkervil River Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

External links

• Official website