Many indie kids around Australia clicked their heels and tapped their drum sticks in excitement when the 2008 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival line up was announced – featuring Okkervil River for their third Australian tour.

In addition to the Laneway Festival dates, The Texan five-piece will also be playing this special side-show in Melbourne.The band has been embraced by Australian audiences, both with their live shows and growing discography of guitar biting indie rock drenched in poetic folk charm.

The band’s fifth album The Stage Names was released to great reviews in 2007, and is said to be the best yet of a nine-year long career and has drawn comparisons to My Morning Jacket, The Shins and Modest Mouse.