Will Sheff by Bret Curry
Will Sheff’s new promo has been directed By John Paul Horstmann.
Okkervil River‘s Will Sheff has premiered the official video for Nothing Special, the title-track from his debut solo album which was unveiled at the start of this month.
“When I was just a kid, I got caught up in the dream of being a rock and roll star,” he’s said.
“Like so many other young people, I fell in love with the idea of being called to this glorious path outside of ordinary life. And I ended up in a band with people who felt this same call – especially our brilliant drummer Travis Nelsen, who was like a brother to me.
“We would trade tales of hilarious antics and outrageous excess and tragic death like they were almost scripture. Travis and I fell out painfully, and he died in the early weeks of lockdown.”
“I think a big part of Nothing Special centres around grieving for him, grieving for everything my friends have lost, grieving for the rock and rock and roll myth, and trying to open my eyes to a more transcendent reality.”
