Stereogum — On their first of three Always The Bridesmaid singles, Colin & Co. take the Blue Line to "O New England." It's the B-side to previously dissected "Valerie Plame." The relatively low-key, down-tempo track doesn't have "Valerie Plame"'s horn, group si... more info

Paste Magazine — If it weren't such an awkward-sounding catchphrase that will never ever catch on, you might say that Mos Def pulled a Decemberists. Much like Colin Meloy and Co. recently, the Mighty Mos (or, rather, his handlers) issued a press release Tuesday aft... more info

XLR8R — From Americana to indie punk, a pioneering label’s umbrella of producers, friends, and players stretches far and wide. Hush Records, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, was founded by painter Chad Crouch. The label mostly releases... more info

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Paste Magazine — In the wake of last week's maddeningly brief announcement that recording had wrapped and mixing commenced on the Decemberists' upcoming fifth release, Paste got in touch with frontman Colin Meloy —not to chat about meat , but to further... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: The Decemberists have a knack for molding dainty pop songs out of complicated and dreary affairs. The first single from their 'Always the Bridesmaid' series pays tribute to Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent w... more info

Pitchfork — Just when you thought you'd finally caught up on former Guided by Voices frontman and songwriting stalwart Robert Pollard's extra-prolific 2008, the dude's already got another one in the works before the year-- hell, the month-- is up. This one's cal... more info

Pitchfork — Tracking's done, and mixing has just begun on the latest album from Portland prog-folk powerhouses the Decemberists. It's called Hazards of Love, and dollars to donuts, that's probably what it will be about. The disc will likely emerge in the wake of... more info

Stereogum — You have to wade through lots of election season talk in yesterday's newsletter, but that's where you'll find the treat: never mind Kate Bush, it's the Decemberists and they're coming with Hazards Of Love. Mixing starts today. more info