In the Rainbow Rain

In the Rainbow Rain
Studio album by Okkervil River
Released	April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
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]

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]

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

Okkervil River

• Benjamin Lazar Davis – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5–10), vocals (3, 6–9), Moog synthesizer (3, 4); ARP synthesizer, drum programming (3); piano (9)
• Will Graefe – electric guitar (all tracks), vocals (tracks 3, 6–9), acoustic guitar (8)
• Jeremy Gustin – congas (tracks 1, 4, 7), percussion (1, 7), finger cymbals (9)
• Sarah Pedinotti – RMI keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 7, 10), Waldorf synthesizer (1, 10), Oberheim synthesizer (2, 3, 7), Moog synthesizer (2, 8), vocals (3–10), piano (4, 8), Roland synthesizer (4, 9); Mellotron, Wurlitzer (5); Hammond organ (7), ARP synthesizer (8, 10)
• Will Sheff – vocals, production, additional engineering (all tracks), drum programming (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8), piano (1, 10), acoustic guitar (2–6, 9, 10), Roland synthesizer (3, 5, 7, 8, 10), upright piano (3), Mellotron (4, 5, 9, 10), electric guitar (5, 10), Wurlitzer (6), artwork
• Cully Symington – drums (all tracks), shaker (1), percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 8)

Additional musicians

• Brittany Anjou – glockenspiel (track 3), vibraphone (7)
• Simone Appleby – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 7, 10)
• Leslie Gardner – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 10)
• Cole Kamen–Green – trumpet (tracks 2, 8, 9), mellophone (2, 9), vocals (8)
• Chris Kyle – electric guitar (tracks 1, 10)
• Frank LoCrasto – Wurlitzer (tracks 1, 3); grand piano, tack piano (3); Fender Rhodes (4, 7, 10), ARP synthesizer (7)
• Joe McGinty – synthesizer programming
• Jonathan Meiburg – vocals (tracks 1–3, 6, 8)
• Rob Moose – string arrangements, violin, viola (tracks 1, 10)
• David Nagler – Roland 2000 synthesizer (track 1)
• Clinton Newman – electric guitar (track 1)
• Phil Palazzolo – piano (track 4)
• Jared Samuel – piano (track 2), Hammond organ (5, 6)
• A Snaggletooth Tiger – horn arrangements
• Alex Spiegelman – saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 8), flute (2, 4, 9), vocals (8), clarinet (9)
• Saundra Williams – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 7)

Technical

• Rich Bennett – additional engineering
• William Bigwood – additional engineering
• Charles Burst – additional engineering
• Shawn Everett – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Matt Murphy – additional engineering
• Sam Griffin Owens – additional engineering
• Phil Palazzolo – engineering
• Oliver Straus – additional engineering
• Ivan Wayman – additional engineering, mixing assistance

Visuals

• A Horse with No Name – photography
• Jeremy Miranda – cover painting
• Daniel Murphy – design

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 . Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. 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 February 2, 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.
19. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. 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