The Black Sheep Boy is back.  Will Sheff, frontman for folk rockers Okkervil River, has reportedly signed a deal with Virgin Records to re-release his 2004 album Black Sheep Boy over seas.  The record, which will be made available April 28th throughout all the UK and Europe, will be packaged as a double disc along with the band’s Black Sheep Boy Appendix EP.  To support the re-release Sheff and Okkervil River will be embarking on a month long European tour starting on April 29th.  Check the Jagjaguwar tour page for all the dates.

Black Sheep Boy was originally released in April 2005 and quickly became a hit with critics, receiving many end of the year honors including  the 22nd spot on Amazon.com’s Top 50 Albums of 2005 list.  A couple of months later in November the band released Black Sheep Boy Appendix, a 7 song companion EP.  In the event that you missed them the first time around, here is a pair of songs and a music video from both records.

 MP3:  Black (from Black Sheep Boy)
 MP3:  No Key, No Plan (from Black Sheep Boy Appendix)

 Music Video: For Real (from Black Sheep Boy)