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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
CANASTA
The Fakeout, The Tease, and The Breather
The Flowbs
Grazing Like The Elephants
THE SHINS
Wincing the Night Away
MATTHEW RYAN VS. THE SILVER STATE
Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State
ZACH DEPUTY
Another Day
Bliss
Quiet Letters
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