Stereogum — Instead of going the traditional route and just performing a track from their new album, the Decemberists did something a lot more fun last night for their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They decided to set some choice Youtube comments to song, cre... more info

The Telegraph — Colin Meloy and The Decemberists are back after a four-year album hiatus with the lovely What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World more info

LargeHeartedBoy — 2015's first big music release week includes a trio of anticipated albums from indie rock veterans, Sleater-Kinney (No Cities To Love), The Decemberists (What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World), and Belle & Sebastian (Girls In Peacetime Want..... more info

Stereogum — Today is the day that Portland indie institution the Decemberists release What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, their first album in four years. And Portland mayor Charlie Hales has made an occasion of it, naming today Decemberists Day in Po... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists have already dropped a handful of songs from their upcoming seventh album, What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (due 1/20 via Capitol), and they've now made the whole thing available to listen to on iTunes... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vulture ranked Thomas Pynchon novels. iTunes is streaming the new Decemberists album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. 38 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy yesterday. The Largehea... more info

Stereogum — Next Tuesday is a big one for indie rock, with Sleater-Kinney, Belle & Sebastian, and the Decemberists all ending long silences with new albums. The Decemberists’ offering on this particular super Tuesday is called What A Terrible World, What A Bea... more info

Stereogum — The Decemberists have shared “A Beginning Song,” another new song that serves as the closing track for their forthcoming album What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World. It’s the fourth new song we’ve heard from the record — following �... more info

Stereogum — Next week has a packed new-release slate, but even with Sleater-Kinney and Belle & Sebastian and the Decemberists making their grand returns, you should absolutely make time for a relatively low-profile postpunk record that could end up ruling the re... more info