Sometimes even the most distinguished musicians need a little help in the studio. In the case of former 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson, he recently called upon fellow Austinites Okkervil River to help out on his new album, enlisting Will Sheff as a producer and the rest of the band as guest musicians. Erickson’s new album, True Love Cast Out All Evil, is his first for ANTI- and is due April 20. The album primarily consists of unreleased songs that Erickson wrote throughout the course of his lengthy career, touching upon such varied subjects as mental illness, imprisonment, loss, and love.
Will Sheff revealed his thoughts about working on Erickson’s record in a press release: “I feel truly lucky that I got to produce this record,” Sheff said. “This record has been the most challenging and rewarding thing I’ve ever worked on, and we in Okkervil River were deeply honored to show up decades later and help Roky carry these wonderful songs over the finish line.”
• Roky Erickson: http://www.rokyerickson.net
• ANTI-: http://www.anti.com
• Okkervil River: http://www.okkervilriver.com
