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 worship for The Crane Wife and 2009's The Hazards of Love .
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