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	Colin Meloy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colin Meloy (born October 5, 1974) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland, Oregon, indie pop band The Decemberists.
		Meloy was born in Helena, Montana, where he formed his first band with David Casey, the son of his guitar teacher and renowned guitar player Darrell Casey, whose family band, The Watercarver's Guild has opened with such names as Tim O'Brien.
		Meloy contributed vocals on the tracks "Cemetery Row" and "Twilight Distillery" on The Minus 5's 2006 Yep Roc release.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colin_Meloy (383 words)

	Splendid: Features: The Decemberists
		We recently caught up with Colin Meloy, the man behind these bizarrely compelling musical mini-movies, and about where this strange combination of violence and beauty comes from, how people are reacting to it, and where it might take the Decemberists in the near future.
		Colin Meloy: It almost is. That's a little bit of a -- almost a stream of consciousness fantasia.
		Colin Meloy: I think when you put them in the context of something in the 19th century, you're still addressing it, but it takes on a different feel.
	www.splendidezine.com /features/decemberists (4020 words)

	Colin Meloy: Colin Meloy Sings trad. arr. Shirley Collins: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		After releasing an EP of Morrissey covers last year, Colin Meloy has recorded a six-song covers EP of traditional songs originally arranged and recorded by 1960s folk troubadour Shirley Collins, again to tie in with a solo acoustic tour.
		Collins proves ideal to Meloy's treatment: During the 60s and 70s, she drew on traditional English music as well as contemporary folk to create a revered body of work.
		Carson Ellis, Meloy's girlfriend/partner and the artist behind the Decemberists' distinctive album covers and merchandise, makes a brief appearance as a spirited wife-to-be who throws her suitor's expectations right back at him: "I will marry you but I won't do your washin' or your cookin'," she sings, proving a perfect foil-- Cher to Meloy's Sonny.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/20228/Colin_Meloy_Colin_Meloy_Sings_trad_arr_Shirley_Collins (642 words)

	UCLAradio.com » Supporting the UCPD. Because they have TASERs. » Blog Archive » Colin Meloy
		There is nothing that I can say about Colin Meloy in writing that could possibly embody the charismatic, brilliant, endearing, witty essence of this man. He defies description.
		As I understand that some are not familiar with Colin, he is the lead singer of the whimsical Decemberists of Portland, Oregon.
		Colin Meloy is a character for the ages, and in his presence, we all become characters too, in his grand classic novel that he writes with his amazing music.
	uclaradio.com /2006/01/21/colin-meloy (726 words)

	Lit Crit 101 \| Music \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		Colin Meloy—the very literate songwriter and frontman for Portland ensemble the Decemberists—doesn't dissent.
		Tarkio took shape after Meloy returned from studying theater in London and traveling through Europe in the mid-'90s, and resumed his education at the University of Montana.
		During the Tarkio years, Meloy was studying literature and writing at the University of Montana; ultimately, he feels this served him well as a composer.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=26107 (738 words)

	I Hate The Kids :: LA Music Blog: Colin Meloy : Traveling Troubadour
		When Colin Meloy played a pair of solo acoustic shows at the Hotel Cafe, it really wasn't much of a stretch.
		Meloy's also played a pair of songs from his tour only EP of Morrissey covers, the cleverly titled Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey EP.
		Meloy went at it full speed, playing every note of the ten minute marathon, including an instrumental bridge where he once again dropped the open note runs of R.E.M.'s "7 Chinese Brothers" and a few notes of the Replacement's "Can't Hardly Wait" as well.
	www.donewaiting.com /la/archives/2005/01/colin_meloy_tra.php (825 words)

	Mike Salsbury's Weblog - Review: Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey
		Meloy's vocals are quite a bit higher-pitched and perhaps even a bit strained compared to Morrissey's.
		This is also a failing of the album, in that when Meloy goofs up a word here or there it becomes incredibly obvious (like when he sings "share some please tea with me" instead of "share some greased tea with me" in "Everyday is Like Sunday").
		While I would give Meloy an "A" for effort, an "A" for coolness in choosing to cover Morrissey, and at least a "B-" for picking the right kind of songs to do acoustically, I've got to give him about a "C-" for his vocals.
	mikesalsbury.com /mambo/content/view/349 (458 words)

	Glorious Noise - Colin Meloy: Sister I'm a Poet
		And Meloy understands Morrissey and the core of his genius, which is that being maudlin doesn’t necessarily mean morbid or morose.
		Meloy’s set was a compilation of rare and popular tracks—including three songs from the upcoming album—banged out on an out of tune 12-string and sung with an eye to his influences.
		Meloy appears to be one of the outstanding young songwriters, someone who could become a cult-legend.
	www.gloriousnoise.com /articles/2005/decemberists-01-20.php (602 words)

	The Phoenix Online - Getting to know Colin Meloy
		Meloy gave stunningly simple renditions of Decemberists classics such as “The Engine Driver,” “Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect” and especially “California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade.” As I said, every critic has been raving about these songs for the past year.
		Meloy playfully explained to a rapt crowd that the skull’s name was Cheryl, the sheep’s name was “Erick with a silent ‘C,’” the boat’s name was Maya Angelou and the bottle of water was a replacement for last night’s bottle of wine, whose name had been Gerard before he had been consumed.
		Meloy prefaced another song with “This is the worst song I ever wrote,” and then sang about Dracula’s daughter.
	phoenix.swarthmore.edu /2006-02-09/living/15802 (692 words)

	Sound the Sirens Magazine \| Live Reviews \| A Night with Colin Meloy
		Indie darling Colin Meloy is a storyteller, a drama nerd and, occasionally, a sailor who dreams of being an architect.
		Meloy’s winter solo tour allowed his reedy voice, geek-chic good looks and confident presence to take center stage, uncrossing the arms of Boston’s infamously pretentious college crowd with charm and ease.
		Meloy’s solo rendition of "The Sporting Life" fell flat without the pomp and quirkiness supplied by his accordion and horn-toting troupe.
	www.soundthesirens.com /articles/index.php?id=25,406,0,0,1,0 (416 words)

	San Francisco Music Calendar: Colin Meloy (GAMH, 20 January 2006)
		Colin Meloy, that dynamic lead singer of indie darlings The Decemberists, performed a solo acoustic gig last Friday at the Great American.
		In front of a sold out crowd full of Decemberists enthusiasts, Colin's set list consisted of Decemberists songs (both main album tracks and a b-side or two), a new song about his unborn child and a cover song from Shirley Collins and Joanna Newsom.
		Colin also sang one of his worst songs.
	www.meshsf.com /blogs/2006/01/colin-meloy-gamh-20-january-2006.html (540 words)

	Amplifier Magazine: COLIN MELOY (LIVE)
		With the crowd primed for participating, even Meloy's unreleased cuts drew audible reactions: "Baby Song," a lullaby about the approaching birth of his first child, resulted in resounding "awws," and "Shankhill Butchers," an eerie cautionary tale about minding your mother, wrought nervous laughter.
		Perhaps in response to this outcry, Meloy refrained from playing much material off Picaresque, the album that launched the Decemberists into major-label territory and created the affliction he deemed "sellout-itis." By the end of the night, though, no one cared about what label his band was on.
		When on the fourth and final song of the night's encore, "Bandit Queen," Meloy asked us to close our eyes, imagine a fire pit around which we were huddled with burros nuzzling our necks, it was clear the singer had turned the theatrical setting of Town Hall into an intimate one.
	www.amplifiermagazine.com /reviews/live/colin_meloy_live.php (459 words)

	Junkmedia: Exclusive! Inside Colin Meloy's Living Room Benefit Show.
		Only your friend is Colin Meloy, and he's promised to show up with his guitar and play a little.
		During a brief break, the small audience mingles, wine is consumed by the case, and Meloy chats casually in the kitchen.
		Meloy settles comfortably into a song he could nail in his sleep, "Grace Cathedral Hill," and as usual it doesn’t disappoint.
	www.junkmedia.org /index2.php?i=1901 (1770 words)

	NPR : Solo Acoustic Concert from Colin Meloy, Laura Veirs
		Frontman for The Decemberists Colin Meloy Joel Didriksen for kingpinphoto.com
		NPR.org, March 1, 2006 ·; Frontman for The Decemberists Colin Meloy and Seattle art-pop singer-songwriter Laura Veirs perform a night of solo, acoustic music, recorded live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Va. Both performances originally webcast live on NPR.org Jan. 28 with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
		Meloy is touring with just his guitar while the rest of The Decemberists take a break following the success of last year's break-out release Picaresque.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5171264 (408 words)

	Powell's Books - The Replacements' Let It Be (33 1/3) by Colin Meloy
		For Colin Meloy, growing up in Montana — a state that?s strangely missing from the tour itineraries of almost every band — the album was a lifeline and an inspiration.
		"[Meloy] offers an interesting coming-of-age story as an appropriate salute to an album and a band that were a consuming passion for him at an impressionable age.
		Colin Meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the Decemberists.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0826416330-0 (302 words)

	Colin Meloy sings Shirley Collins - Each Note Secure
		The Decemberists own Colin Meloy, already famous for his EP of Morrissey covers which were available only at his solo gigs, has done it again.
		[…] 25 January 2006 Tonight: Meloy, Mazarin It’s a year of living dangerously for Cami’s old pal Colin Meloy — after a successful 2005, thatdayjob-band of his have signed a deal with Capitol (yikes), and as is his wont, he’s embarked on something of a good-will tour all by himself.
		Colin shares the bill with indie chanteuse Laura Veirs, who’s fallen under the radar too many times now as a Nonesuch recording artist but finally seems to be finding her audience thanks to the patronage of Sufjan Stevens, who took her on tour last year.
	www.eachnotesecure.com /?p=177 (467 words)

	JamBase \| BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN MELOY
		On January 19th, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists extended an intimate invitation to those who wished to be whisked away from everyday life.
		Meloy's songs are anything but poppy, due to the theatrical and dramatic themes that each one encompasses.
		Colin Meloy's solo performance proved that he is blessed with this ancient talent of song and dance.
	www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=7855 (965 words)

	brooklynvegan: Colin Meloy @ Town Hall, NYC \| pics
		The Decemberists' Colin Meloy played Town Hall in NYC Thursday night, January 26, 2006.
		Colin sounded great playing a mix of 'old' & new Decemberists, Shirley Collins, Morrissey, Tarkio, and some completely new stuff.
		Colin Meloy & Ben Gibbard @ Summerstage, NYC
	www.brooklynvegan.com /archives/2006/01/colin_meloy_tow_1.html (969 words)

	stereogum: New Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis - "Charlie" & Child
		I've seen Colin perform a number of times, with the Decemberists and solo, covering Morrissey songs and was never disappointed.
		In the last few years [Meloy] has quickly established himself as one of the premier new songwriters in rock, charming critics and ever-growing crowds with songs set in a fantastical world of Victorian chimney sweeps and dockside prostitutes, infant ghosts and exotic royal parades.
		colin meloy was not funny at all and i found his songs to be really boring and uninventive.
	www.stereogum.com /archives/002266.html (1140 words)

	Colin Meloy and Laura Veirs at The El Rey
		It was a Saturday night at the El Rey Theatre; and, it was the fourth show of mini-solo tour for front-man Colin Meloy of The Decemberists.
		Both an excellent songwriter and storyteller, Meloy's songs are catchy, amusing and literate ("Who brought the dictionary?"), and his live performances only seem to heighten the quality of his songs.
		Meloy is an artist with a lot confidence in his material, which allows the night to quickly and enjoyably sail along.
	www.icecreamman.com /music/article_694.shtml (630 words)

	Treble: Colin Meloy - Sings Morrissey
		For those of us who live in cities that Meloy didn't visit on his most recent tour, getting a hold of a copy may be a little tricky.
		Meloy picks six songs from throughout the Mozzer's solo career, a few of which are lesser-known b-sides, proving the lengths of his fandom.
		On his own, Meloy plays these tunes in a stripped-down, acoustic setting, the likes of which aren't typical for either The Decemberists or Morrissey, for that matter.
	www.treblezine.com /reviews/471.html (446 words)

	Morrissey-solo \| Colin Meloy's (Decemberists frontman) Morrissey covers EP - details
		Related item: Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists) to release Morrissey rarities covers EP on upcoming tour - Dec. 16, 2004
		Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists) to release Morrissey rarities covers EP on upcoming tour
		Colin is a real poet and wordsmith, and obviously also a really big Smiths/Morrissey fan.
	www.morrissey-solo.com /articles/05/01/17/0955207.shtml (368 words)

	WaterCoolerGossip: Colin Meloy at Town Hall
		The bike, Madeleine, is stolen and Colin writes this song, which he played over the phone, to make good with his friend.
		A year or so goes by, Colin is back in Missoula Montana and ran into another friend who is riding the bike.
		Colin commandeers the bike, against the will of his friend, and takes it back to Portland to bestow the bike to her rightful owner.
	www.watercoolergossip.net /2006/01/colin_meloy_at_town_hall.html (439 words)

	Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog » Colin Meloy Sings trad. arr. Shirley Collins
		Colin Meloy, singer for The Decemberists, has once again recorded an EP in tribute to one of his strongest musical influences.
		Although she lacks the iconic poularity of Morissey to whom Meloy’s previous EP was dedicated, her influence on the indie rock scene is considerable.
		I originally bought this EP at a Colin Meloy concert in San Francisco.
	obscuresound.com /?p=88 (308 words)

	Extended Q&A with the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy-- local Cut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Colin Meloy has come a long way from his days as a young songwriter penning fanciful songs in the Oak Street Building in Industrial Southeast Portland.
		At that time, around the turn of the millennium, Meloy was writing to his internal muse alone.
		Now Meloy is writing those songs for a lot of people, including his fellow bandmates in the Decemberists and an international audience that will surely grow with the release of the band’s recent major-label debut, The Crane Wife (Riff City, WW, Oct. 4, 2006).
	localcut.wweek.com /?p=823 (4012 words)

	Amazon.ca: Replacements' Let It Be: Books: Colin Meloy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Frontman for the band the Decembrists, Meloy reflects on his teenage discovery of the rock ethos and early appreciation of the Replacements, to whose work he was introduced by his uncle.
		Oddly, Meloy doesn't go into much detail about the recording of the album Let It Be.
		Instead, he offers an interesting coming-of-age story as an appropriate salute to an album and a band that were a consuming passion for him at an impressionable age.
	www.amazon.ca /Replacements-Let-Be-Colin-Meloy/dp/0826416330 (182 words)

	Decemberist Meloy Plays Living Room Benefit - Aversion.com
		The Decemberists' Colin Meloy will be playing an intimate gig in the living room of a Portland, Ore. Home to raise money for a nonprofit organization.
		Meloy will join forces with the Oregon League of Conservation Voters for a private living-room gig Friday (Oct. 6).
		Shortly after Meloy's living-room gig, he'll gather the rest of the band for a month-long tour (read full story) to support the band's latest, The Crane Wife (Capitol) (read Aversion's review), which hit stores today (Oct. 3).
	www.aversion.com /news/news_article.cfm?news_id=7361 (188 words)

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