411 Mania — Did Steven Tyler have the best month or was it Britney Spears? Who had the worst month? Did the Decemberists or M.I.A. have the best album? Which releases are looking good in February? Check out the full article to find out! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Back on January 20th, a week before the Decemberists got a whole bunch of press for their chart success, Billboard reported that...Louis C.K. scores his first Billboard No. 1, as "Hilarious" debuts atop the Comedy Albums chart. The stand-up... more info

Music For Ants — This is the type of musical pairing that was just meant to be. Kanye West’s most extravagant, orchestral pop song “All of the Lights” played by an actual orchestra, the Portland Cello Project, an amorphous collective signed to Kill Rock Stars t... more info

ContactMusic — THE DECEMBERISTS frontman COLIN MELOY has told how his son's battle with autism inspired a track on the band's hit album THE KING IS DEAD.The rocker is father to four-year-old Henry 'Hank' Meloy with his wife Carson Ellis, and he admits the experienc... more info

Music For Ants — Over the years, The Decemberists have displayed the kind of consistency that few bands can lay claim to. Both in style and subject, the band never disappointed; you could always count on them for tales of anachronistic adventure set against baroque p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — the marquee on Night Two (more by Chris Gersbeck) Shara Worden made a surprise appearance at last night's Decemberists show, the last of three Beacon Theatre shows for the Portland band who are currently #1 on the Billboard chart (as... more info

Topix — The King Is Dead Standing at the junction of folk and indie rock, the Decemberists have grown a career by plying what's old into new, effectively employing hoary tricks of the roots trade song cycles, murder ballads, and folk tales in garnering worsh... more info

ContactMusic — THE DECEMBERISTS have debuted at the top of the U.S. album chart thanks to their best sales week ever.The King Is Dead is the group's first U.S. number one. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 94,000 sales. Last week's (19Jan11) number one album, ... more info

Stereogum — According to Billboard, The King Is Dead is the band’s first number one, selling 94,000 its first week. It’s also a career-high for first week sales for the Decemberists. Of course the condition of the music industry is partially why this record ... more info

411 Mania — Kidz Bop, Gregg Allman, The Script and Social Distortion make up an all new Top 5 albums... more info