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Watch: The Decemberists - The Rake's Song 12 October 2009 in The Decemberists
A stunning animated video for The Rake’s Song by The Decemberists, The Rake’s Song has been made by St.Martins College Of Art students. It was created and directed in Moscow, by Alex Dashino and Varvara Volodina. Alex and Varvara are second year students studying Moving Image at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London.
“Any video referencing Baba Yaga, that lovable Russian folktale mainstay, is A+ in my book” Colin Meloy
Decemberists now on iTunes 17 March 2009 in The Decemberists
Hey folks, for those of you who can’t wait til next weeks physical release date the Hazards of Love is now available in all its glory from iTunes. Here’s some of the kind words that have been said about the release so far…
‘The dexterity and lyrical reach make most other bands seem aimless’ – Observer Music Monthly
4/5 -Q
“The greatest album ever made” – Word
“An album with thematic ambition, delirious melodies, a depth of detail and a wicked sense of humour… 4/5” – Uncut
“the songs bleed together effortlessly like a dream, it’ll take ages to unpick but it’ll...
The Decemberist’s – Hazards of Love 5 March 2009 in The Decemberists
It’s out on the 23rd of March and if we cobble together a description using only quotations from the early Q, Uncut and Rocksound reviews we get,
“A gloriously big and bold album with thematic ambition, delirious melodies and songs that bleed together effortlessly like a dream, it’ll take ages to unpick but it’ll be worth every second”
Q were even nice enough to award it 4 whole stars, but nicer still was Narc who called it a ‘perfect album’. Take a listen for yourselves over at the Myspace and have fun making your...
Biography
In our world we have U2, Coldplay and 50 Cent to enchant us, we like global sentiments, easy to understand lyrics and power chords to draw out our deep emotions. This suits most people. So, for the intelligent and literate people among us, there are bands like the Decemberists, lyrically dense and rich, with enormously elaborate orchestrations that can explode like baroque fireworks. For those who would prefer something a little more stripped down, there’s also a series of live recordings of solo performances by hugely talented front man Colin Meloy from which you can expect sparkling between song banter, campfire sing alongs, surprising cover versions and what he considers to be the worst song he ever wrote. He wasn’t wrong.
