The Decemberists

samjam
samjam New York Posts: 9,283
edited September 2013 in Other Music
Amazing, amazing band!
I recently got into them and have had them on repeat for the past few days!!
The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid and O Valencia! and Hazards of Love 1 are my favorites so far.
Any other fans?
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  • mavi
    mavi Posts: 941
    I like them, the Crane Wife especially.

    Nice band!
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    one of my favorite bands. you can tell colin meloy is an english major. i love the literary nature of their lyrics and the fact colin squeezes in words like parapet and taiga into the lyrical fray. Definitely check them out live. When I saw them live about a year ago, they ended the show with having the audience act out the move west of the settlers and all that. pretty unique stuff.

    If you are into indie rock, this band is definitely one of the major bands.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Oh boy, where do I begin? They f'n kick ass. Seen them twice before, including last summer at the new Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA. Just fantastic. One of my favorite bands hands down.

    My current Decemberists jam is "Here I Dreamed I was an Architect". But really, I celebrate their whole catalogue.

    Since we're on the subject, does anyone have mp3's of Colin Meloy does Sam Cooke? If so, I'd love to hear it.
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    great band. never really listened to them until this year, but i knew a few songs.
    Saw them at a festival, and then at their own show a few days later and loved it.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    Hazards Of Love was in my top 5 albums last year, The Crane Wife was a decent album too (might have made my top 10 the year it came out, but I got a few years later).
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    new album, The King Is Dead, is "out". I'm digging it :)
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  • Ok
    Ok Posts: 2,146
    eeriepadave wrote:
    new album, The King Is Dead, is "out". I'm digging it :)

    IMHO, its tremendous after two listens. I love it.
  • solace23
    solace23 Posts: 704
    What's a good album to start with???
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    solace23 wrote:
    What's a good album to start with???
    was just going to ask this same question
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    LukinFan wrote:
    solace23 wrote:
    What's a good album to start with???
    was just going to ask this same question
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.

    that's exactly what i was going to suggest!
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  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    Yeah this new one is pretty amazing. Definitely album of the year so far! :lol:

    I mean this is really, really good!
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Still need to check out the new album, judging from all the praise so far I am in for a real treat!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
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    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
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    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    mfc2006 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'd say their two before Hazards of Love are good ones to start. They are called Picaresque and The Crane Wife. Great stuff. They have I believe 4 albums before Hazards, and all of them are great, but those would be my two suggestions.

    that's exactly what i was going to suggest!

    I "third" this. Picaresque is still my favorite. The Sporting Life cracks me up.

    Hazards of Love is a lot of fun, a little pretentious, and I still have no idea what's going on in the story. I'm also still working on my project of combining certain songs so they sound better on shuffle. It was nice to hear the awesome guitar player get utilized a little more on this album.

    Looking forward to hearing the new album.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    thanks guys!
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    I still need to get Picaresque. I like The Crane Wife, but actually think Hazards Of Love is better.
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  • Ok
    Ok Posts: 2,146
    here's a link to the new album over at NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/132436422/first-listen-the-decemberists-the-king-is-dead#playlist
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I realy like down by the water and this is why we fight a lot
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Finally got to listen to the album over the weekend and I thought it was incredible! Definitely lived up to all the hype I had heard before I got around to listening to it and I've been streaming this ever since!! Loving Calamity Song, Down by the Water & June Hymn best at the moment.

    What a January so far- this, Cage the Elephant, new Iron & Wine that has been streaming- I am a very happy listener!
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    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
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    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • Spark28
    Spark28 Posts: 64
    Amazon has the MP3 version of the new album for $3.99 today.

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