The Silver Gymnasium is the seventh album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on September 3, 2013.

[1] The record is a concept album which takes place in lead-singer Will Sheff's home-town of Meriden, New Hampshire in 1986.

Sheff conceived the album as a tribute to the spirit of pre-adolescence, meant to evoke the nostalgic feeling of, in his words "an action figure you found in the woods.

"[2] The album's title is taken from the Charles Lewis Silver Memorial Gymnasium found in Meriden's Kimball Union Academy, the boarding school that Sheff attended.

[3] The album has been given a Metacritic rating of 78 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.