Guardian Music — From Dub Side of the Moon to Dave Depper's Ram Project, the heroically pointless act of covering an entire album is one of pop's odder habits. Peter Paphides tries to rationalise itThe footnotes of pop are littered with all sorts of heroic but arguab... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The singer embarks on a children's series with illustrator-wife Carson Ellis that features a strong-willed girl's quest to rescue her brother from kidnapping crows.A baby is snatched by crows. His sister treks into the woods to find him and is follow... more info

Altsounds — *The Decemberists* have unveiled their latest video for “*Calamity Song*,” a collaboration with director *Michael Schur* in his music video maiden voyage. Schur is the co-creator of NBC's acclaimed comedy series Parks and Recreation... more info

Impose Magazine — Bear with me here. The Decemberists (yeah, your mom's favorite new band) and Michael Schur from Parks and Rec (yeah, the only show you watch on 'broadcast,' whatever that means now) have come together to re-enact a scene from Infinite Jes... more info

Stereogum — The Decemberist’s new video is awash with hip jump-offs: It’s directed by Michael Schur (Parks And Recreation writer, Mose Schrute in several episodes of The Office, enthusiast of nerdy stuff) and its based on a scene from David Foster Wallace’... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Your Past Life as a Blast (MP3) Okkervil River at Terminal 5 in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) After the Soundtown Music Festival and a few shows with The Decemberists and Fruit Bats this month, Okkervil... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Just beneath the peaceful Portlandian visage of Colin Meloy, there's an undercurrent of murder, sexual assault and sociopathy in the lyrics.Just beneath the peaceful Portlandian visage of Colin Meloy, there's an undercurrent of murder, sexual assault... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A live review of the Decemberists' gig at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, August 12. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Portland's the Decemberists dropped some of its more baroque trappings, and followed-up the rock opera of 2009's "The Hazards of Love" with its most direct effort to date. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "The Decemberists were perfect. So great to have Jenny Conlee back on stage.. bald and beautiful from fighting cancer. One of her first shows" - CrystalAnne After taking some time off to fight cancer (she missed... more info