Yes, this is a blatant plug, but it's for an important album. It's time to send your love to Will Sheff by ordering Okkervil River's forthcoming album "The Stage Names". Order quickly to get hold of the deluxe limited edition of the album, for one measly dollar more than the regular edition.

If you need a reason, download "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe", one of the tracks on the album, to show you just why you should invest a few American dollars on something real. Yeah, that song's totally legal to download. Or go download some other song by Okkervil River totally legit, just to get the picture.

X knows a lot more about this band than I do so check out her blog on the matter. I must say I first fell in love with the band's album "Black Sheep Boy" and quite recently "Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See"; both display more about life, love, what's real, what's not and essentially what moves me more than most other bands express during their life-span.

edit: please check out this sophisticated post by X on "The Stage Names" and more regarding Okkervil River.

edit 2: I've written this piece on what I think of the album.