Stereogum — Colin is not fooling with that track title. The first song from the Decemberists' forthcoming The Hazards Of Love LP is a cautionary tale of what happens to a rake when he marries too young. The tale being: his wife dies birthing their fourth child l... more info
JamBase — Dark Was The Night (A Red Hot compilation) out February 17 on 4AD
Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17, 2009. It's comprised of 31 exclusive tracks and it will be available as a double CD/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the ... more info
Rock Sellout — Sorry this one’s shorter than my usual short entries, but one’s got to get ready to pay the bills…contrary to popular belief, sharing music on Rock Sellout does not accomplish that feat. Anyhow, The Decemberists have a new album that will drop... more info
Paste Magazine — We know what you're thinking. "Gee," you're thinking. "There are just not enough songs about disgruntled widowers cruelly doing away with their own children available for download on the Internet." But leave it to The Decemberists to make all your we... more info
Pasta Primavera —
Frontier Ruckus is a band that is messing with my mind. Sometimes they have The Decemberists painted over their sound. Except instead of Meloy’s sea faring vibe, there’s more of a pioneer farmy feel to it. Other times their soun... more info
MTV.com News — Green Day and U2 drop new LPs this year, along with promising young guns like Paramore, Tokio Hotel and more.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by James Montgomery
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ G... more info
Topix — Reviewed by Josh Modell January 6th, 2009 The next Decemberists full-length, due in March, has already been touted as a "rock opera," which bodes ill for fans who love the anachro-rock band at its poppiest and ... more info
Totally Fuzzy — McKinon said...
Podcast 23 - Featuring some indie tunes including Moi Caprice, Decemberists, Badly Drawn Boy. Here is the playlist. Enjoy
1. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3 (4:18)
2. Red Umbrella...
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KEXP Seattle — Wishing you a great holiday week and hoping that you’re not buried under too much snow. If you happen to be buried under more work than snow today, the Harvey Danger song is just for you:
Happy Holidays from Datarock
The Decemberists - Please Dadd... more info