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The Decemberists Head in a Synthpop Direction with "Severed" (Singles Going Steady)
On "Severed", the Decemberists start a party in the desert as the world burns.
29 Jan 2018
Music
Olivia Chaney on Offa Rex, Her Collaboration with the Decemberists (interview)
Ahead of Offa Rex's Newport Folk Festival set, Olivia Chaney talked about the collaboration with the Decemberists.
15 Dec 2017
Music
Newport Folk Festival 2017 Hit All the Right Notes
A great weekend at Newport includes watching talented, diverse performers, participating in a protest song sing-along and maybe a lobster roll.
08 Aug 2017
Music
Offa Rex: The Queen of Hearts
Think of Offa Rex as the Decemberists and UK singer Olivia Chaney jumping into a wormhole to come out the other side as Fairport Convention. It works magically in every way.
17 Jul 2017
Interviews
The Bloom Is On: An Interview with Producer Tucker Martine
He's produced for the Decemberists, Mudhoney, and My Morning Jacket -- and also wrote the Windows Vista theme. A journey through the life of producer Tucker Martine.
Caleb Caldwell
14 Feb 2016
Music
Counterbalance: The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
And I will hang my head low — as we build our homes aluminum and fill our mouths with cinnamon. By land, by sea, by dirigible, we turn our Counterbalance attention to a 2006 indie rock classic.
08 Jan 2016
Music
Governors Ball Day 1: My Morning Jacket + Florence and the Machine + The Decemberists (Photos)
A photo gallery from the first day of Governors Ball, featuring Florence and the Machine, MMJ, The Decemberists, St. Vincent and more.
10 Jun 2015
Events
The Decemberists + Alvvays: 6 April 2015 - Beacon Theatre, New York (Photos)
Photos of the Decemberists and Alvvays show at the Beacon Theatre in New York, along with tour dates for both bands.
13 Apr 2015
Music
The Decemberists: What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
Although this isn’t the Decemberists’ best album, it’s a breathtaking effort that maintains everything that makes them so one-of-a-kind and vital.
15 Jan 2015
Music
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 100-81
PopMatters' picks for the best albums of the 2000s begins with a series of albums that spans epic metal, ornate indie folk, and a terrifying work of electronic music.
05 Oct 2014
Music
The Decemberists: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11)
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air is a sterling live document of a band at the peak of their powers showcasing just how good they really are.
11 Mar 2012
Music
The Best Americana of 2011
If you ask a critic or music fan to define Americana, be prepared for an avalanche of diverse responses of opinion. Still, there remain some constant benchmarks, such as pedal steel, fiddle, acoustic guitars -- and good songwriting.
Steve Leftridge and Jeff Strowe
19 Dec 2011
Music
Guessing the 2012 Grammys
Predictions on who will be honored on “music’s biggest night”, based on a mixture of rumors, critical acclaim, and the academy’s voters.
06 Dec 2011
Music
The Decemberists: Long Live the King
A solid and interesting, but ultimately inessential bookend that collects the odds and ends from the band's recording sessions for The King Is Dead.
16 Nov 2011
Music
Making Pop Music as Literary As Possible: An Interview with John Wesley Harding
Keeping up with the variety of passions and activities of John Wesley Harding can be such a challenge that you're best off spending an evening with him, as he plays Master of Ceremonies at the Cabinet of Wonders, the mixed-media carnival that he hosts with comedian Eugene Mirman.
Dennis Shin
14 Nov 2011
Music
John Wesley Harding: Video-making Man
John Wesley Harding teams up with Eugene Mirman for new video, "Sing Your Own Song", which spoofs a Paul Simon classic.
20 Oct 2011
Music
Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Tunes into Book World with ‘Wildwood’
“The Decemberists will be pretty quiet for a bit,” said Colin Meloy, adding that it will be a few years before fans see another record. In the meantime, Meloy plans to give this series of at least three books, which begins with Wildwood, his full attention.
Susan Carpenter - Los Angeles Times (MCT)
09 Sep 2011
Music
The Decemberists: iTunes Session EP
The iTunes Session EP, with its almost exact recreation of album cuts, all but makes more real and palatable a possible lack of creativity with the band.
24 Aug 2011
Reviews
Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 16 - 19 June 2011 (Saturday)
Four days of sun, banjos, snow, Mumfords, fiddles, and rock gods at 10,000 feet where, by Saturday, things get challenging.
Steve Leftridge
26 Jul 2011
Reviews
Desitively Bonnaroo: Reporting from the Land of Dust and Music (Part 3)
You’re here to see your favorite indie-rock act, and you just so happen to have great representatives from other musical styles to explore as well.
Tomas Hachard
21 Jun 2011
Music
I Guess White Boys Feel It More: On Music Biopics
The way that the films Notorious, 8 Mile, Walk The Line, and Ray lead up to scenes of performances shows the remarkable and subtle endurance of troubling racial stereotypes and ideals.
19 May 2009
Music
The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love
Beware! Here there be shape-shifters, amoral rakes, an ill-tempered Queen, and a hell of a well-executed rock opera.
22 Mar 2009
Music
Various Artists:Dark Was the Night
In its 20th year and in the hands of the National's Dessner Brothers, Red Hot delivers another compilation
01 Mar 2009
Reviews
Monolith Festival feat. the Flaming Lips, Cake, the Decemberists, and Spoon
Despite boasting “the Best Live Music Venue in North America”, Red Rocks Amphitheater has had a fairly poor track record when it comes to festivals. So, the question is: can Monolith really break the bad streak?
30 Sep 2007
Reviews
The Decemberists
He knows bar maids and peg-leg princesses like the back of his hand, but when reality comes a'knockin, Colin Meloy simply cannot be trusted.
Kirby Fields
09 Aug 2007
Reviews
The Decemberists: The Decemberists [DVD]
The Decemberists are fun; terrific melodies, compelling stories, and careful pop songcraft.
29 Apr 2007
Music
The Decemberists: The Crane Wife
The Crane Wife is a record of steely voices and beautiful sounds and striking images, of poetry in more senses than one.
10 Oct 2006
Music
The Decemberists: Picaresque
Beware the Decemberists! The band's literate musings take audiences on a journey to the inner mind where ghosts lay in wait and shameful secrets are revealed for your listening pleasure.
Steve Horowitz
21 Mar 2005
Music
The Decemberists: The Tain
The Decemberists' Tain is about the nameless individuals whose lives were swept up as they fought and mourned. As it was in 1974, 2004 seems the right time to resurrect this story, as its tragic themes unfortunately never go out of style.
Michael Metivier
27 Jun 2004
Music
The Decemberists: Her Majesty the Decemberists
Her Majesty the Decemberists is distinctive, where the good parts are so good that it's easy to overlook the not-so-good. Think of it as a delicious, rare fruit, so ripe and sweet that tiny bits of it have gone brown.
Devon Powers
14 Sep 2003
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