Roky Erickson and Okkervil River Unite for Prison-Inspired Record

There was a very good reason why Okkervil River’s Will Sheff decided to collaborate with Texan psyche pioneer Roky Erickson: The songs that Erickson’s manager sent over for him to check out were compelling, passionate and deserved to be heard…read more at Spinner.

Prodigal Return: Roky Erickson and Okkervil River

Were you shocked when Pavement reunited? How about when Mission of Burma returned? Nice as those were, their comeback stories have nothing on Roky Erickson. As leader of The 13th Floor Elevators, Erickson basically invented psychedelic rock, writing the classic “You’re Gonna Miss Me” at the age of 15…read more at Blurt Magazine.

Review: Roky Erickson with Okkervil River’s ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

Much as Willie Nelson put himself in the hands of another with producer T Bone Burnett, psychedelic rock legend Roky Erickson on True Love Cast Out All Evil is at the mercy of his producer Will Sheff and backers Sheff’s band Okkervil River. He has more at stake, though, than the prolific and iconic Nelson…read more at the Houston Chronicle.

Roky Erickson: True Love Cast Out All Evil

True Love Cast Out All Evil isn’t a depressing record, not by a long shot. In fact, it’s swelling with hope, with optimism, with an unflappable good will. Erickson’s generosity on these songs, his willingness to see the good, is downright humbling to listen to…read more at Prefix Magazine.

Hello All,

True Love Cast Out All Evil comes out today on Anti Records.

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“Roky Erickson, True Love Cast Out All Evil”

Consider it a miracle that this record is even here. Roky Erickson is one of rock’s survivors — a psychedelic pioneer who wrote the hit “You’re Gonna Miss Me’’ for his band the 13th Floor Elevators, but then fell into a fog from a reported 300 acid trips and finally into a prison…read more at The Boston Globe.

“Roky Erickson with Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil”

Less than a decade ago it was almost inconceivable that Biblically troubled Texas singer/songwriter Roky Erickson would ever return to playing music, let alone do much of anything. While many before him have navigated the dark waters of drug abuse, mental illness, and poverty, very few have resurrected themselves quite as miraculously as Erickson has…read more at PopMatters

Album Review: Roky Erickson, ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

In his first album in more than a decade, Roky Erickson has some wicked flashbacks. He pleads for a judge’s mercy. He longs for a past when the earth didn’t shift beneath his feet. And he prays. When all hope fades, he turns into a mass murderer…read more at The Chicago Tribune.

“Please Judge: Roky Erickson and Okkervil River cast out all evil”

After jumping the fence at Austin State Hospital, Roky Erickson was transferred to the maximum security Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane…read more at The Austin Chronicle