As the leader and sole constant member of Texas indie rock outfit Okkervil River, Will Sheff has navigated styles ranging from vivid Americana and pastoral folk to rowdy indie rock and electronic-tinged psych-pop on such acclaimed LPs as The Stage Names (2007), Billboard 200 Top 40 entry I Am Very Far (2011), and In the Rainbow Rain (2018). Despite its title, he continued to circumvent the middle of the road on his first solo album, 2022's Nothing Special, which encompassed styles like cinematic soft rock and psychedelic and Baroque pop.