Brooklyn Vegan — Colin busking in Williamsburg on Friday (via @blackbrancher) This past Friday (10/24), Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy busked in Williamsburg at Bedford and N. 7th, and used the opportunity to announce the band's new album, What A Terrible World, W... more info

Stereogum — It’s been nearly four years since the Decemberists released The King Is Dead, their last album. The band debuted a couple of new songs at the Boston Calling festival over the summer, and now frontman Colin Meloy is building anticipation for the nex... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Earlier this year, The Decemberists played their first shows since 2011, and now they have new music on the way... which you can preview in like 20 minutes from now.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chris Walla w/ Death Cab in 2012 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Chris Walla, original member and guitarist of Death Cab for Cutie (as well as a producer for them, The Thermals, Mates of State, The Decemberists and many other bands)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Black Prairie, aka 4/5 of The Decemberists plus singer Annalisa Tornfelt and guitarist Jon Neufeld, put out a new album, Fortune, earlier this year via Sugar Hill. The album sees them taking a brighter, more song-oriented approach... more info

KEXP Seattle — KEXP knows all about the power of a Colin Meloy cameo in your video, and today, Bob Mould taps into the Decemberists’ talent with his new video for the track “I Don’t Know You Anymore.” Filmed in Portland by director Alicia J. Rose, the clip ... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, at the Boston Calling festival, the Decemberists played their first show in nearly three years (not counting that Parks & Rec performance. After all that time away, it would be a fair bet that they’ve got new music in the works, ... more info

Stereogum — While the whole band was making an appearance over on Parks And Recreation, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy was a guest on a show for Q Live where he performed a new song. The tune is called “Carolina Low” and he wrote it the morning of the per... more info

Stereogum — Last night, the great NBC sitcom Parks And Recreation ended its sixth season with an hour-long finale. All season, the show has been building up to the Pawnee Unity Concert, an effort to bring the show’s town of Pawnee, Indiana after it merged with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists on 'Parks & Rec' The 6th season finale of Parks and Recreation aired last night, and as was announced, the episode featured appearances from The Decemberists, Ginuwine, Letters to Cleo, Yo La Tengo and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. The... more info