Speaking of the Wrens and collaboration...

Charles Bissel of the aforementioned Wrens (and a one time >play panelist target) has joined Okkervil River (subject of what I affectionately like to call "the lamest ever post in the history of IRR blogging") to form...well, they're still Okkervil River. But did I mention that Charles B. will be playing with them all summer??

The move isn't permanent (i.e. Charles won't play on the next OR album) but it's still pretty rad. And nope, I don't know how this will impact the Wrens agonizingly slow progress towards album #4...