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Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the August 2011 Issue of Stereophile!
The Decemberists album The King Is Dead is a mostly-acoustic set of 10 concise, Americana-based songs, that marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the bands wildly ambitious and acclaimed 2009 song-cycle The Hazards Of Love. Produced once again by Tucker Martine, The King Is Dead features special guest appearances by Americana luminary Gillian Welch and legendary R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.
The King Is Dead showcases the ways in which The Decemberists Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen sound just as glorious in simple, stripped-down compositions as they do on the elaborate structures that have defined their work for years. The album was recorded in a converted barn at Pendarvis Farm, an 80-acre estate of lush meadows, forest, and Mt. Hood views outside of Portland, and it was the concept of the barn as recording space and as attitude that informed the making of The King Is Dead.
"The music, and the band's outstanding performance of it, hold this all together most dramatically, from Meloy's striking colloquy with the otherworldly warbling of Gillian Welch to the stately pulse and flow of the beautifully ordered arrangements. Guest artist Peter Buck adds his great, identifiable feel to the album's strong string-band ambiance, leading to many R.E.M. comparisons that miss the point. - John Swenson, 4/5 Performance, 4/5 Sonics, Stereophile Magazine, May 2011
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Guest Vocals from Gillian Welch
Includes Code for Digital Download of the Entire Album (Limited Time Only)
Selections:
Side A:
1. Don't Carry It All
2. Calamity Song
3. Rise To Me
4. Rox In the Box
5. January Hymn
Side B:
1. Down By The Water
2. All Arise!
3. June Hymn
4. This is Why We Fight
5. Dear Avery
The Decemberists album The King Is Dead is a mostly-acoustic set of 10 concise, Americana-based songs, that marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the bands wildly ambitious and acclaimed 2009 song-cycle The Hazards Of Love. Produced once again by Tucker Martine, The King Is Dead features special guest appearances by Americana luminary Gillian Welch and legendary R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.
The King Is Dead showcases the ways in which The Decemberists Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen sound just as glorious in simple, stripped-down compositions as they do on the elaborate structures that have defined their work for years. The album was recorded in a converted barn at Pendarvis Farm, an 80-acre estate of lush meadows, forest, and Mt. Hood views outside of Portland, and it was the concept of the barn as recording space and as attitude that informed the making of The King Is Dead.
"The music, and the band's outstanding performance of it, hold this all together most dramatically, from Meloy's striking colloquy with the otherworldly warbling of Gillian Welch to the stately pulse and flow of the beautifully ordered arrangements. Guest artist Peter Buck adds his great, identifiable feel to the album's strong string-band ambiance, leading to many R.E.M. comparisons that miss the point. - John Swenson, 4/5 Performance, 4/5 Sonics, Stereophile Magazine, May 2011
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Guest Vocals from Gillian Welch
Includes Code for Digital Download of the Entire Album (Limited Time Only)
Selections:
Side A:
1. Don't Carry It All
2. Calamity Song
3. Rise To Me
4. Rox In the Box
5. January Hymn
Side B:
1. Down By The Water
2. All Arise!
3. June Hymn
4. This is Why We Fight
5. Dear Avery
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