The Decemberists: Archive

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Irish folk legends the Chieftains are celebrating their 50th anniversary with Voice of Ages, a new record in which the band teams up with artists including Bon Iver, the Decemberists, Pistol Annies, Civil Wars and Imelda May for new recordings. In this clip, the band reflect on their five decades in music and their experiences working with younger artists in awe of their immense body of work....

Feb 4th

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colinmeloy: I made this song a while back for a...

Jan 17th

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The Decemberists 'Raise Our Voices' on March 13... →

“The Decemberists will release an expansive, 20-song career spanning live album We All Raise Our Voices to the Air on March 13 via Capitol. Recorded during four months of concerts on the eclectic Portland band’s 2011 spring and summer tour, the live recording includes seven songs from The Decemberists’ The King Is Dead project as well as five tracks from their 2005 album...

Jan 12th

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Italy's Accordion Industry: Tiny And Thriving :... →

“The accordion you hear in The Decemberists’ “Mariner’s Revenge Song” was handmade in the central Italian town of Castelfidardo, where seaside workshops helped pioneer the modern squeezebox 150 years ago.”

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Stream “I 4 U & U 4 Me” off Long Live The King →

Oct 27th

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Studio recording of “Burying Davy” online for... →

Oct 27th

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Vulture Exclusive: Stream a New Track Stream the... →

Oct 25th

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Stream the Decemberists’ new song “E. Watson” →

Oct 24th

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Decemberists' Jenny Conlee's Cancer Is in... →

Oct 22nd

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Oct 17th

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The Decemberists ready new EP: Long Live the King... →

Tracklist: 01. E. Watson 02. Foregone 03. Burying Davy 04. I 4 U & U 4 Me 05. Row Jimmy (Grateful Dead cover) 06. Sonnet

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Sep 25th

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The Decemberists' Colin Meloy Plays Not My Job :... →

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Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis on Their Latest... →

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First Watch: The Decemberists, ‘Calamity Song’ : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR

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The Decemberists cover Sugar | Music | A.V. Undercover 2011 | The A.V. Club

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Wildwood: The Animated Trailer →

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Jul 28th

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Decemberists on the high seas

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Wildwood preview download widget!

Jul 15th

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Preview the first 4 chapters of Wildwood →

lilmisslexicon: Wildwood is Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’ new book, due out in August.

Jul 15th

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“I give this book a very strong `no’ for a vast swath of readers, unless you are...”

– Amazing Amazon reviewer on WILDWOOD, out 8/30. Pre-order HERE if you fit the above description. (via colinmeloy) can’t wait!

Jul 15th

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Behind the Book: Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis →

“The series is mapped out – roughly – through the next few books, with the more distant books a little more fuzzy in the picture. The second one is coming into nice focus right now. I feel like Wildwood, the first book, is a lot of world building and character developing – I’m excited to take that foundation and run with it in the subsequent books. I’m hoping to make the...

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