Will Sheff

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Will Sheff performing in San Francisco, CA with Okkervil River (2005).

Will Sheff is the frontman for the Austin, Texas-based indie band Okkervil River (1998–present). Originally from New Hampshire, he is also a founding member and co-songwriter (along with Okkervil bandmate Jonathan Meiburg) for Shearwater (2001–present), another Austin band. Sheff writes and performs many songs as a solo artist whilst juggling his commitments to Okkervil River and Shearwater, but has released no music as a solo artist. As well as writing and singing songs, he plays the guitar, the piano, the banjo, and the harmonica.

Sheff is also a noted rock critic, and wrote a column for file sharing website Audiogalaxy while it was still active.

Sheff was an English major at Macalester College in St Paul, MN.