The Decemberists set the bar very high with ‘As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again’, a record packed with highlights, a fully-loaded taste of their essence, pulling in every colour and thread they have touched upon in a long and varied two-decade career.
The Decemberists announce their ninth studio album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, and share their epic 19-minute new single ‘Joan in the Garden’, a transcendent offering that’s worth the extra weight.
The Decemberists deliver an emotional rollercoaster with their latest music video for Once In My Life, the opening track from their latest album I’ll Be Your Girl.
This week’s show has a strong leftfield and alternative feel to it. Some of the tracks are from albums released on small labels that we love: including Okraina Records, Folklore Tapes, Reverb Worship, Burst & Bloom, Cardinal Fuzz, North Western Recordings and Mega Dodo.
Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists join forces as Offa Rex. The resulting album, The Queen of Hearts, turns a nostalgic nod to the great British folk-rock albums of the late 60s and 70s but is equally assured in a fresh and contemporary way. It is a towering, majestic work.
The Queen of Hearts, the debut album from Offa Rex, a new project featuring Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists. It draws largely on traditional English-Irish-Scottish repertoire to create a transatlantic musical conversation that flirts with psychedelia and folk rock.
The Decemberists decision to let the songs progress naturally rather than writing to the clock has produced an astonishing work on their latest album. Play it often and loud.
The Decemberists have released a new video ‘This Is Why We Fight’. The video, features a post apocalyptic world populated by children which has the dark undertones of Lord of the Flies.
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