The Decemberists have shared a lyric video for “Lake Song,” the second track released from their forthcoming album What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World after lead single “Make You Better.” The lyrics are overlaid over black-and-white footage of the band performing in the studio shot by director Ja...

The Decemberists have shared the first song from their new album, What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, which was announced a few weeks ago when lead singer Colin Meloy busked on a corner in Williamsburg. It’s called “Make You Better” and you can listen to it below. More details about the album and [...]

This past weekend, at the Boston Calling festival, the Decemberists played their first show in nearly three years (not counting that Parks & Rec performance). After all that time away, it would be a fair bet that they’ve got new music in the works, and indeed, it looks like they might. During their set, the [...]

Yo La Tengo will play Bobby Knight Ranger—a Night Ranger cover band    

One of the major plot lines in the back half of this season of Parks And Recreation is the department’s attempt to put on a Pawnee-Eagleton Unity Concert. We’ve already heard that Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will be stopping by for the concert, and we now know that Yo La Tengo, the Decemberists, Ginuwine, and Letters [...]