Will Sheff
Will Robinson Sheff (born July 7, 1976) is the frontman for the Austin, Texas-based indie band Okkervil River (1998–present). Originally from Meriden, New Hampshire, he is also a founding member and co-songwriter (along with former Okkervil bandmate Jonathan Meiburg) for Shearwater (2001–2009), another Austin band. Sheff writes and performs many songs as a solo artist while juggling his commitments to Okkervil River and Shearwater, and has released two albums as a solo artist.
Will Sheff
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- Name
- Will Sheff
- Birthplace
- New Hampshire, U.S.
- Born
- 7 July 1976
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- rock music
- Education
- Macalester College · Kimball Union Academy
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Will Robinson Sheff (born July 7, 1976) is the frontman for the Austin, Texas-based indie band Okkervil River (1998–present). Originally from Meriden, New Hampshire, he is also a founding member and co-songwriter (along with former Okkervil bandmate Jonathan Meiburg) for Shearwater (2001–2009), another Austin band. Sheff writes and performs many songs as a solo artist while juggling his commitments to Okkervil River and Shearwater, and has released two albums as a solo artist.
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Will Sheff (born 1976) is a composer, guitarist and musician, among other activities, of American nationality. The composer was born in New Hampshire.
Will Sheff was educated at Kimball Union Academy and Macalester College. The composer is a member of Okkervil River. The work spans rock music.
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Sheff attended Kimball Union Academy, where his creativity was encouraged by a teacher named Simon Harrold, and was an English major at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Sheff has collaborated with The Mendoza Line on the duet "Aspect of an Old Maid" and played the piano on the Palaxy Tracks album Cedarland. He has produced an upcoming album by the Brooklyn-based band Bird of Youth along with Phil Palazzolo. Sheff contributed a large amount of original music writing to the articles section of Audiogalaxy before the service was shut down. He also contributed background vocals to The New Pornographers' 2010 album, Together. In the fall of 2022, Sheff released Nothing Special, his first full-length solo album on ATO Records.
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• Name — Will Sheff • Birthplace — New Hampshire, U.S. • Born — 7 July 1976 • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • piano • Genre — * Rock • folk rock • indie rock • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • Years Active — 1998–present • Associated Acts — Okkervil River (1998–present) Shearwater (2001–2009) • Illustration — Sheff performing in San Francisco, California with Okkervil River (2005)
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Albums
• Nothing Special (ATO Records, 2022) • Extra Mile (2026)
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• Will Sheff Covers Charles Bissell, Charles Bissell Covers Will Sheff (Jagjaguwar, 2008)
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- 1.American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. A FAVOR. ASCAP.
- 2.Hyden, Stephen. Will Sheff of Okkervil River. The A.V. Club. August 21, 2007.
- 3.Sheff, Will. Will Sheff: The First Time an Adult Took Me Seriously. The New York Times. February 2017.
- 4.Clendaniel, Erin. The New Pornographers, "Together". Billboard.com.
- 5.Arnone, Joey. Will Sheff of Okkervil River announces debut solo album, shares video for single "Estrangement Zone". Under the Radar. 2 August 2022.
- 6.Breihan, Tom. Okkervil River's Will Sheff Announces Solo Album, Shares Single. Stereogum. 14 April 2026.
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Will Sheff is recorded as singer-songwriter, singer, guitarist, composer and musician. A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
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