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Roky Erickson & Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
Feb 19, 2010, 18:16
Roky Erickson & Okkervil River

Chemical Underground Press Release:

"Chemikal Underground are thrilled to announce we’ll be handling the UK and European release of a new album by pioneering rock legend Roky Erickson. True Love Cast Out All Evil, the 63 year old’s first album in over fourteen years, was produced by Will Sheff, with his band, Okkervil River, providing the musical backing.

The album is largely made up of unreleased material penned by Erickson (a native of Austin, Texas) throughout the course of his decades-long career; material that details, with heart-breaking candour, a harrowing life of electro-shock therapy, imprisonment, mental illness, and irreversible loss. Enduring these traumas has enabled Erickson to bring a unique, painfully-earned wisdom to his songwriting, infusing the album with themes of love, hope and spiritual grace.

Roky Erickson burst onto the music scene in 1966 with his band The 13th Floor Elevators and their hit “You’re Gonna Miss Me”, a snarling proto-punk song written by Erickson at the tender age of 15. The Elevators, with Erickson at the helm, would be largely credited with igniting the garage rock movement and for being one of the world’s first psychedelic bands. The reverberation of their distinctive sound can still be heard today with Erickson’s songs having been interpreted by the likes of R.E.M., ZZ Top, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Spacemen 3 and Julian Cope amongst others.

To find out more about the project click http://www.chemikal.co.uk/roky-erickson.htm"
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