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Recently, Okkervil River tided over fans on the other side of the Atlantic with the European re-release of last year's Black Sheep Boy and Black Sheep Boy Appendix on Virgin, as well as a late spring tour of the UK and Europe.

This fall, Will Sheff and co. will take their autumnal tunes to other continents, playing a handful of dates in Australia and North America. They'll be accompanied by singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins on the U.S. tour, making stops at a number of venues that conjure the Old West: High Noon Saloon, Iron Horse Music Hall, and The Grey Eagle. Today, the band plays a one-off free outdoor show at Castle Clinton in Battery Park in New York City.

Just a drive into the dark stretch, long stretch of night:

07-13 New York, NY - Castle Clinton
09-06 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
09-07 Sydney, Australia - Newtown RSL
09-08 Melbourne, Australia - East Brunswick Club
09-09 Adelaide, Australia - Fowler's Live
09-10 Perth, Australia - Rosemount Hotel
10-03 Little Rock, AR - Revolution *
10-04 Columbia, MO - Blue Note *
10-05 Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop *
10-06 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
10-07 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
10-08 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
10-09 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
10-11 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's *
10-12 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab *
10-13 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall *
10-16 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
10-18 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse *
10-19 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge *
10-20 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle *
10-21 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
10-22 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *

* with Elvis Perkins

As previously reported, Okkervil River are currently working on new material, though whether or not it will amount to a new LP has yet to be seen. In April, Jagjaguwar said that the band recorded 22 brand new, very Dylan-/Stones-esque tracks, "complete with ridiculous lyric matter, genre hopping country and R&B numbers, inspired covers, and easily a half dozen moments of pure genius..."

However, this was supposedly just for fun (22 tracks of it!) Perhaps a new full-length will flow down the river of golden dreams in the not-too-distant future?