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2005-03-31
It’s that voice.You either like Colin Meloy’s reedy vocals, or you don’t. And depending on your answer, you either like or don’t like The Decemberists, since the entire band is built around him. There’s some nice songwriting and Meloy knows the tricks of the trade: pop hooks and minor-major key wind-up.
A college radio staple, Picaresque may be one of the band’s most commercial-sounding releases in recent memory. You’re entering a world of sea-farers, vagabonds, hucksters, soldiers and angels. No samples here, folks, they’re the real deal from Hammond organ, accordion, earnest strumming, and ok, throw in a tam-tam.
Stella
THE HONEYDOGS
What Comes After
MINER
Into the Morning
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
THE BIG TO DO
The Plurals
An Onion Tied To My Belt
Cake
Pressure Chief
MATES OF STATE
Re-Arrange Us
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