The Decemberists: The changing of the seasons

A year ago, the Decemberists' Colin Meloy retreated to a house in the woods of northern Oregon. He tells Laura Barton about the effect it has had on him, his family and his musicA short drive north out of Portland, Oregon leads you up towards the St Johns Bridge, away from the city's noise and clutter, to where the buildings fall away and the sky grows broader and the roads quieter. Out here, among the Tualatin mountains and overlooking the Willamette river, lies Forest Park, more than 5,000 ac...

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