Stereogum — In November, long-standing Irish folk legends the Chieftains announced that they were recording with Bon Iver, the Decemberists, Pistol Annies and more for their new LP, Voice Of Ages. Last month, we heard Bon Iver’s collaboration with the group, �... more info

Stereogum — As previously reported, Voice Of Ages, the new album from the long-running Irish folk-music institution the Chieftains, features collaborations with people like Bon Iver and the Decemberists. And now we can hear Bon Iver’s contribution to the proje... more info

USA Today Music — The rapper's 'Runaway' is our pick of the week. Fleet Foxes, Emmylou Harris, Deadmau5, The Decemberists, Adele populate the playlist. more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Decemberists will release their first ever live album We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) on March 13 on Capitol Records. The 20-track live double-album will also be available as a triple-vinyl set. Disc 1 The Infan... more info

Chorus.fm — On March 13th (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=44882&day=2012-3-13), *The Decemberists* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedecemberists) will release their first live album, We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.1... more info

Twangville — With 65 of 300 total votes Twangville readers picked Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit‘s “Here We Rest” as their favorite album of 2011. Rounding out the top five were albums from Matthew Ryan, The Decemberists, Ryan Adams, and Gillian Welch. Congr... more info

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on a new Bon Iver single and Arcade Fire and the Decemberists joining the Hunger Games Soundtrack. Also, I debut a whole new format with new weekly features: free downloads, music videos, artist previews, and recommended li... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here they are.  The 111 Best Albums of 2011 as voted on by you my readers.  If you don't like the results...then vote for something better next year. I personally, always like the results of this list much better than most critic lists.  This li... more info

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