We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thread

[bodysnatcher]

finally checked out the new song. i really dig it ... the band had grown really stale on me the past few years. this is refreshing.

[epilogue]

I haven't listened to it a second time yet. I'll just wait for the record at this point. They're just about my favorite band out there right now. I'm in, no matter what.

[Monkey_Driven]

Been on a Decemberists kick lately awaiting the new album.

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Been on a Decemberists kick lately awaiting the new album.

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New record showed up early. Listening now. First track is fucking KILLER.

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Jesus. Seriously, this could be a debut album. It's like they're starting over. I mean, the album is quintessential Decemberists, to the bone. The core, the root of the album is familiar. But it's so unexpected at the same time. Like a band ready to reinvent themselves. This is anything but an extension of the last album. This is a conscious shift and I really love it. At times it has a pure 80's electro-pop feel but it never feels forced or gimmicky. It's totally earned and fair game.

Wow.

This band is so fucking good.

[bodysnatcher]

Jesus. Seriously, this could be a debut album. It's like they're starting over. I mean, the album is quintessential Decemberists, to the bone. The core, the root of the album is familiar. But it's so unexpected at the same time. Like a band ready to reinvent themselves. This is anything but an extension of the last album. This is a conscious shift and I really love it. At times it has a pure 80's electro-pop feel but it never feels forced or gimmicky. It's totally earned and fair game.

Wow.

This band is so fucking good.

shit i forgot it was streaming on NPR. gonna go check it out.

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I had no idea it was streaming. Kevin Davis just told me.

[Monkey_Driven]

This opening track sounds like something that would play during the conclusion of an 80's high school movie and I mean that in the best of ways.

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This opening track sounds like something that would play during the conclusion of an 80's high school movie and I mean that in the best of ways.

It only gets better.

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Also, I'll Be Your Girl might be the best closing track in the entire Decemberists catalogue.

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Wait, did we ever talk about this jam?



It's fucking everything.

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The I’ll Be Your Girl vinyl features etched messages that say “Impeach the President” and “Bring on the Matriarchy”

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[Simple Torture]

Wait, did we ever talk about this jam?



It's fucking everything.

Yeah that is a good tune. Ben Franklin was a fucking boss.

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Wait, did we ever talk about this jam?



It's fucking everything.

Yeah that is a good tune. Ben Franklin was a fucking boss.

It's too bad Lin-Manuel couldn't figure out how to get this into Hamilton. I mean, I get it. But Franklin is about the only thing I can dream of that could possibly improve an already mind-melting and impressive show.

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I think I'm finally ready to rank The Decemberists catalog:

Her Majesty the Decemberists
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
The Crane Wife
Castaways and Cutouts
The Hazards of Love
I'll Be Your Girl
Picaresque
The King is Dead

[chewm]

What A Terrible World higher than The Crane Wife? Wow that's something.
I agree with most of the rest.

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What A Terrible World higher than The Crane Wife? Wow that's something.
I agree with most of the rest.

What a Terrible World... is almost my favorite Decemberists album. It's so fucking good, I can't even stand it.

[Higgs]

New record showed up early. Listening now. First track is fucking KILLER.

Yeah, can't stop listening to it. He's singing for me here...

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