COLIN MELOY has probably never plucked a lyre, but the gesture would be appropriate. As leader of the Decemberists, Portland, Oregon’s master purveyors of eccentric pop, Meloy pens lyrics that can ...
Few lyricists of the last 20 years can claim the catalog Colin Meloy has amassed with his band, the Decemberists. Their records are like novels, dense with story arcs of French soldier POVs, Romeo & ...
Listening through The Decemberists' discography calls to mind ambling into a top-flight used bookstore. The breadth of offerings can be somewhat overwhelming. Each tune feels like one of the novels ...
After releasing a new song last month, the Decemberists have returned today with news of their first album in six years. As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again comes out June 14 via Yabb Records. The ...
It was the Chinese trapeze artist who really sold Chris Funk on the whole idea. The Chinese trapeze artist who didn't really exist. At the onset of the decade, Funk was approached by literary ...
Ever been to a show at the Whatever-It’s-Called-Now Amphitheater in Clark County? “Hello, Portland!” some band will inevitably say, to the groans of Oregonians and Washingtonians alike. Colin Meloy of ...
They've written sea shanties and folk operas, heavy metal epics and jaunty odes to chimney sweeps, doomed mariners and forest dwellers. Every song is a novella for The Decemberists. It's taken six ...
During a Oct. 29, 2006 show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy grabbed a digital camera from a fan at the lip of the stage. The band members were jamming on the angular ...
The first time I heard The Decemberists was in 2006, when I heard “O Valencia!,” off their album The Crane Wife. What immediately grabbed me was the singing and how it was instantly recognizable. Also ...
Minutes into The Decemberists’ much-anticipated Belly Up concert Saturday night, after the band romped through the new song “Everything is Awful,” two crew members — outfitted in suits and ties — ...
The post The Decemberists Announce 2024 Tour Dates, Release First New Song in Six Years: Stream appeared first on Consequence. The Decemberists have announced a 2024 North American tour and released ...
More info: The Louisiana-based indie rock group Givers will open the show. The Decemberists never have been afraid to get a little weird or to try something new. But nobody saw the sonic makeover on ...