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If the increasingly prog bend the Decemberists material has taken makes that a surprising headline to you, forget the increasingly prog bend the Decemberists material has taken. Instead, consider the band as a lyrical folk outfit unafraid to shift and expand its instrumentation in pursuit of (occasionally mercilessly bloated, occasionally interesting) extended, ornate passages. So, [...]
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The Decemberists: – “Cuyahoga” (R.E.M. Cover)
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The band visited the KCRW show “Morning Becomes Eclectic” yesterday to do some songs from The King Is Dead as well as this cover from R.E.M. The original appears on 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant. “Cuyahoga” refers to the Cuyahoga River in Ohio, a river so polluted it’s caught fire over 13 t...
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The Decemberists: Announce New Tour Leg
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The Decemberists have announced a second U.S. tour leg for the Spring
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The Decemberists: Justin Townes Earle Lines Up Dates With The
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Bloodshot Records sent over this big news for Justin Townes Earle fans.
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The Decemberists: Go No 1
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The Decemberists have scored their first-ever no. 1
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Cake: Decemberists Unthrone Cake For #1 Album
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According to Billboard, The King Is Dead is the band’s first number one, selling 94,000 its first week. It’s also a career-high for first week sales for the Decemberists. Of course the condition of the music industry is partially why this record — as well as so many of last year’s surprise number ones and ...
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