Undercover, Australia — One of the coolest bands to be seen liking, The Decemberists, are planning on playing their entire new album at their South by Southwest showcase. more info

Undercover, Australia — The Decemberists are the latest bubbling band to be added to the SXSW music conference and festival. more info

NME — The Decemberists have announced that they will preview their entire forthcoming album at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas next month. more info

NME — The Decemberists have announced that they will preview their entire forthcoming album at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas next month. more info

Pitchfork — First off: an apology. Sometimes we get so busy pawing through Decemberists album cover news that we miss something big. And so we're late to the punch on this one: Super Roots 10, the latest entry in the ongoing EP series from monolithic Osaka scene... more info

Pitchfork — First off: an apology. Sometimes we get so busy pawing through Decemberists album cover news that we miss something big. And so we're late to the punch on this one: Super Roots 10, the latest entry in the ongoing EP series from monolithic Osaka ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Nilina Mason-Campbell The Decemberists' new album, The Hazards of Love, is due out March 24 on Capitol, but SXSW attendees will get to hear the album played live in its entirety nearly a week earlier. On March 18, Colin Meloy and his merry m... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Nilina Mason-Campbell The Decemberists' new album, The Hazards of Love, is due out March 24 on Capitol, but SXSW attendees will get to hear the album played live in its entirety nearly a week earlier. On March 18, Colin Meloy and his me... more info

Stereogum — The new Marianne Faithfull -- her 22nd album in all, if you're counting -- will feature a number of guests, including Chan Marshall, Anthony Hegarty, Sean Lennon, Keith Richards, Teddy Thompson, and Rufus Wainwright. Pulling a late-period Johnny C... more info

Pasta Primavera — This new Decemberists album The Hazards Of Love (out March 24th) looks like it will be a good one.  They just put out the first single from in “The Rake’s Song” and it has some serious anger and intensity that I’m not used to hearing in... more info