The King Is Dead
The Decemberists
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Don't Carry It All | The Decemberists | 4:16 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Calamity Song | The Decemberists | 3:48 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Rise to Me | The Decemberists | 4:59 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Rox In the Box | The Decemberists | 3:07 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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January Hymn | The Decemberists | 3:12 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Down By the Water | The Decemberists | 3:41 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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All Arise! | The Decemberists | 3:09 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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June Hymn | The Decemberists | 3:57 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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This Is Why We Fight | The Decemberists | 5:30 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Dear Avery | The Decemberists | 4:51 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
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great voice, maybe songwriting could be a bit better, there a lot of earnestness but doesn't seem to say anything. thought they were australian, sounds like paul kelly, not as good.
Half way through the first rotation and it is very very good indeed.
What can I say, I really like this band. Saw them play live last year in Melbourne and they blew me away with their charisma and enjoyment that get out of playing their music, which you definately feel all the way through this album. They are such talented & mature song smiths. Anyway this album has a blue grassy touch to it, some more folky parts, which is a delight to hear. For me they are one of the best bands getting around, and this album just shows how solid they are.
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The Decemberists have featured heavily in my listening since I first heard them in 2005. Their talent for beautifully crafted, narrative rich, lyrics create compelling scenes in the mind's eye. Colin Malloy's voice, their use of varied instruments and guest singers give them a sound that is instantly recognisable, but always fresh.
With this release The Decemberists have maintained their high standards with a set of well crafted songs that once more capture something essential and human. There are overtones of country in the whole album, with some fiddle-heavy tracks like All Arise! and Rox In the Box really carrying the theme. The characters, like Eli the Barrow Boy, from earlier albums such as Picaresque. complex stories of The Crane Wife, like The Perfect Crime No.2, and the fantastical extravaganza of The Hazards of Love, have been replaced with more reflective, possibly introspective, songs.
Fans of the band will love it, while for people who have just found them The King is Dead is a great introduction to one of the great American bands. Highly recommended.
Biography
Formed: 2000 in Portland, OR
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Decemberists
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This Is Why We Fight | The King Is Dead | 5:30 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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The Rake's Song | Hazards of Love | 3:15 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Sleepless | Dark Was the Night | 7:53 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect | Castaways and Cutouts | 4:29 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Down By the Water | The King Is Dead | 3:41 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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O Valencia! | The Crane Wife (Bonus Track Version) | 3:47 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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The Crane Wife, Pt. 3 | The Crane Wife (Bonus Track Version) | 4:18 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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O Valencia! | O Valencia! - Single | 3:47 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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January Hymn | The King Is Dead | 3:12 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Down By the Water | Down By the Water - Single | 3:41 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative, Country, Alternative Country
- Released: 14 January 2011
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