Decemberists
The Hazards Of Love

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,” the hidden announcer shouts to the theatre audience, his rich voice booming in the vastness of the gilded thea...

Anyone who has followed the Decemberists’ rise from just another quirky Portland, OR band to one of the most unique and celebrated indie acts around k...

For some bands, a project this arty, this intellectually pretentious, would be the kiss of death. I’m still baffled by how the Decemberists manage to ...

Here’s my complete, integrated, fully considered opinion of The Hazards of Love: it’s cool.It’s cool in exactly the big, pretentious, medieval emo rom...

Skovdronninger og dyr, der skifter form i løbet af fortællingen. Det er blot et par af ingredienserne i Portland-bandet The Decemberists’ hidtil svære...

Well what did you expect 'The Hazards Of Love' is a typically ambitious effort from the Portland collective - a massive 17 tracks weighing in at 58 m...

In five albums, the Decemberists have moved from small label, eccentric folk band to major label rock operas. It’s a big jump and at times The Hazards...

Combining a taste for theatrics with an astounding command over the English language, Colin Meloy has weaved tales ranging from the life of a sea-fari...

Colin Meloy - bookish leader of Portland’s alt-folk outfit The Decemberists - recently told Clash their next album would be a “folk opera”, and his cl...

The Decemberists has always been ambitious. While mostly, and without any rivals, implanted in the realm of Folk/Canterbury revival, the group has als...