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The Decemberists – Picaresque (CD)

$ 19.95
$ 19.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Released the same year Colin Meloy and company signed to Capitol, *Picaresque* captures the Portland storytellers at their most theatrically ambitious, spinning sailor yarns, chimney sweep ballads, and soldier's laments into something that felt genuinely unlike anything else in indie rock at the time. Songs like "The Mariner's Revenge Song" became instant live staples, with audiences trained to scream on cue.

In the past two years, The Decemberists have gone from unknowns outside their native Portland to success via critical praise, impressive sales, and packed houses. This is their fullest sounding releae yet. They blaze through more instrumental variations than can be listed here for a heightened urgency and depth to the sharply written lyrical scenarios.

Tracklist
1. The Infanta (5:07)
2. We Both Go Down Together (3:04)
3. Eli, The Barrow Boy (3:11)
4. The Sporting Life (4:38)
5. The Bagman's Gambit (7:02)
6. From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea) (3:42)
7. 16 Military Wives (4:52)
8. The Engine Driver (4:15)
9. On The Bus Mall (6:04)
10. The Mariner's Revenge Song (8:45)
11. Of Angels And Angles (2:27)

UPC: 759656042529
Label: Kill Rock Stars
Release Date: 3.22.05
Format: CD