By: Spacelab Research Staff

We'll soon get hear part deux of the set of songs that were originally released as Okkervil River's The Stage Names. The album was almost a double set until the decision was made to divide it up into two separate releases.

“We had so many songs we were excited about that we briefly threw around the idea of just putting out a double record. Instead, we decided to take a group of songs that fit with each other and turn that into The Stage Names, setting the rest aside for a future release, a The Stage Names sequel. The Stand Ins is that sequel, part two of a staggered double album," said singer-songwriter Will Sheff about the release.

The Stand Ins was recorded in Austin and produced by Brian Beattie and Okkervil River. It will be released on September 9th via Jagjaguwar Records. October 13 in the UK and Europe.

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There's of course a requisite bunch of shows in the works:

Okkervil River Tour Dates
06-26 - Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
07-18 - Bristol, England - Trinity Arts Centre
07-19 - Steventon, England - Truck Festival
07-20 - Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
08-01 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-07 - Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-08 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Fstival
08-09 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
09-12 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
09-13 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
09-14 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
09-15 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium
09-17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
09-18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards
09-19 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-21 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-23 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-24 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
09-26 - El Paso, TX - The Blue Iguana
09-26 - 28 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
09-30 - New Orleans, LA - The Republic
10-01 - Birmingham, AL - Matthew's Bar & Grill
10-02 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-04 - Richmond, VA - The National
10-06 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-07 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-08 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
10-09 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
10-10 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
10-11 - Montreal, QC - Les Saints
10-12 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix
11-05 - Norwich, England - Waterfront
11-06 - Manchester, England - Academy
11-07 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy
11-09 - Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
11-10 - Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun
11-11 - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
11-12 - Brighton, England - Concorde 2