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

Brooklyn Vegan — Alvvays at Seaport Music Fest in July (more by Chris La Putt) Tickets for Alvvays' headlining show at Bowery Ballroom during their tour with The Decemberists go on BrooklynVegan presale at noon today (12/17). Get yours using the password ALBVBVAYS...... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Canadian indie pop band Alvvays released their debut album this year which has been showing up on a whole lot of Best of 2014 lists. If you haven't checked it out yet you can stream the whole thing below... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Having shared "Make You Better" and "Lake Song" from their new album, What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, The Decemberists have now put out a third new single,... more info