The Decemberists – review

Academy, ManchesterIn this era of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, you really wouldn't have put money on Oregon's Decemberists becoming huge. They play old-fashioned instruments ranging from piano, pedal steel and accordions to a funny gadget wound with a handle. They wear checked shirts, sing about the joys of chimney sweeping and hanging out the washing, and bespectacled singer/"song-crafter" Colin Meloy looks more like someone auditioning for the role of Clark Kent than a rock star. And yet...

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