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	The Decemberists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Decemberists are a five-piece indie pop band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy.
		Named both in reference to the Russian Decembrist Revolt and the atmosphere associated with the month of December[1], the Decemberists write songs that range from upbeat pop to instrumentally lush ballads, and often employ instruments like the accordion and upright bass.
		On their website, The Decemberists claim that their official drink is Orangina, and that bands they "adore" include Norfolk and Western, The Places, The Long Winters, Death Cab for Cutie, Tracker, Sleater-Kinney, Electrelane, Camera Obscura, Clearlake, Tom Heinl, The Thermals, The Swords Project, and Earlimart.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Decemberists (590 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Decemberists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Tain is an EP by The Decemberists released in 2004 by Acuarela Discos.
		In March 2005, the Decemberists were reportedly the first band to distribute a music video via BitTorrent [2] -- the self-produced 16 Military Wives (for the song of the same name from Picaresque).
		The Decemberists do an exceptional job of fusing their delightful lush sound with the strength of the heavier elements in "The Tain." It was a perfect end to a more than satisfying set.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Decemberists (2693 words)

	The Decemberists: Picaresque - PopMatters Music Review
		While The Decemberists' Picaresque lacks a central character, the songs themselves are largely told in the first person by the protagonist or an observer.
		The Decemberists recorded the album in a former Baptist church in Portland, Oregon with producer Chris Walla (guitarist/keyboardist of Death Cab for Cutie).
		The Decemberist's latest release tells a number of different stories, but the focus is always on the narrator.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/d/decemberists-picaresque.shtml (683 words)

	The Decemberists - Picaresque Review - sputnikmusic
		Of or relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction originating in Spain and depicting in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.
		This is a band that's firmly rooted in the tradition of telling stories with their lyrics, which is quite frankly a welcome break from a lot of the music that's around today.
		I've already said that The Decemberists draw heavily on sea shantys and naval songs as influences, and it doesn't take a genius to see that the title of this song implies that influence particularly strongly.
	www.sputnikmusic.com /album.php?albumid=2546 (1391 words)

	The Decemberists @ Koko, London : gig review
		In short, they're the band that was waiting for Burlesque to happen, and in Koko they've found their spiritual home, a crimson and gold Victoriana music hall with boxes and bars and an audience waiting to be entertained.
		From there it's on to This Soldering Life, from 2003's Her Majesty The Decemberists, a tender trenches love song from the only band in the world who have ever made beautiful music out of Corporal Bradley of regiment five, bathing soldiers and stevedores.
		And if that wasn't enough, he ends the show by getting the audience to all sit down as he hypnotises the band to sleep one by one, only so that we can all rise again as the band play us out.
	www.musicomh.com /gigs2/decemberists_0506.htm (582 words)

	Amazon.ca: Her Majesty The Decemberists: Music: The Decemberists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Decemberists sophomore album is a more ambitious outing than their previous "Castaways and Cutouts," but it definitely has its highs and lows.
		Composed with the guitar, backed up by the Decemberists' string quartet and including a harmonica solo, this brilliantly written song that takes shots at my home town is one that will leave you asking for more.
		The Decemberists are one of the most original and ambitious bands to come out of Portland, or anywhere for that matter, in a long, long time.
	www.amazon.ca /Her-Majesty-Decemberists/dp/B0000BWVMJ (1342 words)

	The Decemberists - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Colin Meloy leads the Decemberists, a five-piece outfit whose pop sound has listeners comparing the band with the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel and Belle & Sebastian.
		Before Hush Records released the Decemberists' first album in 2002, the group put out an EP of five tracks.
		Their full-length debut, Castaways and Cutouts was re-released that same year on the Kill Rock Stars label, and the band began to accumulate a serious fan base.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/767/317/3/7673173.html (238 words)

	Amazon.com: Picaresque: Music: The Decemberists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		With their remarkable vocabulary and bawdy-yet-literary imagery, the Decemberists are guaranteed to make you smarter even as they make you weep.
		Which, it seems, was just the punch that the Decemberists needed in their prior albums, taking their music from good to really, really good.
		One of the quibbles I always had with the Decemberists was Colin Meloy's voice -- it's nasal and a bit thin, a bit reminiscent of Jeff Mangum.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007M22S4?v=glance (1541 words)

	out the other...: ACLFest Preview - The Decemberists
		The first song I ever heard by the Decemberists was "Cautionary Tale" off of Castaways and Cutouts.
		The Decemberists play theatrical, narrative pop that is completely modern in its indie-ness.
		And the Decemberists are PHENOMENAL live - possibly the best concert I've been to so far this year.
	outtheother.typepad.com /blog/2005/06/aclfest_preview_14.html (563 words)

	NPR: All Songs Considered: Decemberists Live!
		Hear The Decemberists in concert from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club with an opening performance by Rebecca Gates.
		From Portland, The Decemberists are known for their whimsical story songs and clever lyrics steeped in history.
		This 2004 EP from The Decemberists was featured on All Songs Considered episode 59.
	www.npr.org /programs/asc/archives/decemberistslive05 (354 words)

	The Decemberists: Her Majesty the Decemberists - PopMatters Music Review
		An important detail about Her Majesty the Decemberists -- and one I'm venturing you won't read about in many other reviews of the album -- is that there's a lyric sheet inside.
		Still, Her Majesty the Decemberists is distinctive, where the good parts are so good that it's easy to overlook the not-so-good.
		And if Her Majesty is that strange, delicious crop, the Decemberists themselves are the bearing tree, well beyond a sapling but still not fully grown.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/d/decemberists-hermajesty.shtml (897 words)

	The Decemberists \| Joeblade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		John Moen demonstrated his ability to juggle with two things and even managed to make that seem impressive, while Jenny Conlee’s inability to throw a tambourine across the stage with accuracy only made her all the more endearing.
		The Oxford Decemberist audience was a bit older than I was expecting, with a lot of people in their mid-thirties — the sort of people that get articles written in the Guardian about them, after they spend £50 a week on new CDs and wear designer jeans despite being, technically, old people.
		What is unfortunate is when the American teenage hipster crowd does begin to embrace this sort of band, and the crippling effect it has on the music.
	joeblade.com /306/the-decemberists (770 words)

	The Decemberists - Music & Musician Forums
		Been to one of there concerts before, and it was the second best concert i've ever been too mext to The Of Montreal show i went to, they put on a great show.
		The Decemberists are one of my favorite bands, I love them.
		I enjoy the music that is made by The Decemberists.
	www.sputnikmusic.com /forums/showthread.php?t=455514 (283 words)

	village voice > music > by Amy Phillips
		We swooned and sighed as Meloy played a lengthy set of Decemberists favorites and Morrissey covers, interspersed with jocular banter and references to his girlfriend (grrr!)—the illustrator Carson Ellis, who is responsible for the band's whimsical album artwork.
		The Decemberists' fantastic new album, appropriately titled Picaresque, begins with the lines, "Here she comes in her palanquin/On the back of an elephant," and sails away from there.
		Meloy inhabits the bodies of a teenage prostitute ("On the Bus Mall"), a government worker in love with a spy ("The Bagman's Gambit"), a bloodthirsty sailor ("The Mariner's Revenge Song"), and a disgraced athlete ("The Sporting Life"), all with a wink in his eye and a sob in his throat.
	www.villagevoice.com /music/0517,fphillips,63365,22.html (1116 words)

	betterPropaganda - free MP3 downloads The Decemberists
		The fall of 2003 finds our heady heroes, the Decemberists, in fine health and stature.
		Having bided their time patiently as the fine Olympians at the pre-eminent indie imprint Kill Rock Stars reissued their debut opus, Castaways and Cutouts, to a nearly universal show of critical enthusiasm, this adorable Portland quintet has yet more manna to offer the discriminating music listener.
		Namely, a smart little LP entitled, Her Majesty the Decemberists.
	www.betterpropaganda.com /artist_page.asp?id=115 (144 words)

	The Decemberists
		Hailing from Missoula, MT, The Decemberists' main songwriter, Colin Meloy, once belonged to mid-'90s alt-country band Tarkio, which parted ways after two well-received, but poorly sold albums.
		Like Tarkio, The Decemberists - who took their name from both the Decemberist Revolt and the month - saw their first two albums kept commercially at bay while delighting indie kids the world round.
		2002's Castaways And Cutouts and the 2003 follow up, Her Majesty The Decemberists, hint at the songwriting strength which was to follow on their 2005 breakthrough LP, Picaresque, which not only won the band a loyal fan base, but a major label deal with Capitol Records.
	www.epitonic.com /artists/thedecemberists.html (160 words)

	The Decemberists - AOL Music
		A few hours later, in a Turkish bath, they revealed their stories to one another between sips of a strange, tangerine liqueur.
		In March 2005, the Decemberists were reportedly the first band to distribute a...
		Download, listen and watch The Decemberists music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/the-decemberists/528246/main (148 words)

	Amazon.com: Her Majesty: Music: The Decemberists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Witness the vital contributions from the likes of Ray Davies, the Zombies, and Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Magnum--the kind of smartypants songwriters with whom the Decemberists' Colin Meloy is often compared.
		On paper the Decemberists sound just ghastly: grad students play dress up, check into the Neutral Milk Hotel, and play the Chuck Dickens/Pirate Jenny songbook as sung by Rufus Wainwright imitating Neil Young.
		Specters from the past are the key to Her Majesty the Decemberists.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000BWVMJ?v=glance (1446 words)

	New Pantheon Music Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		"When I first started writing these kind of songs that would eventually become Decemberists songs, I was writing them because I knew that nobody was listening at the time and that it wouldn’t hurt to challenge myself and get weirder and see if I could alienate more people.
		Hailing from Portland, Oregon, THE DECEMBERISTS took their name from the Decemberist Revolt and began creating their own special brand of indie-pop rife with lush arrangements and vivid storytelling.
		The following year The Decemberists released the five-part epic EP "The Tain", based on the 8th century Irish poem of the same name, followed by their third full-length "Picaresque" in March of 2005.
	www.newpantheon.net /finals/finalist.php?id=349 (249 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Her Majesty the Decemberists: Music: The Decemberists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I've heard The Decemberists compared to Belle & Sebastian, and although I'm sure B&S fans would enjoy this album, I don't think the comparison really does The Decemberists justice.
		The music isn't ironic either, it's sincere, and you can't help but be drawn into their world.
		There's certainly a vast number of good, even great, indie pop bands around at the moment (Death Cab for Cutie, the Shins, Neutral Milk Hotel), but I think the Decemberists are in a class of their own, if only because they stick to and enjoy their subject matter so devotedly.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000BWVMJ (414 words)

	The Decemberists - Last.fm
		The Decemberists are an indie rock band specializing in morose sea shanties and upbeat songs regarding a myriad of fictional characters such as chimney sweeps and vagabonds.
		Listen to music, see charts for The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together, The Decemberists – The Engine Driver, The Decemberists – July, July!, The Decemberists – The Sporting Life, The Decemberists – The Crane Wife 3
		Listen to music, see charts for The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together, The Decemberists – July, July!, The Decemberists – The Engine Driver, The Decemberists – The Sporting Life, The Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
	www.last.fm /music/The+Decemberists (211 words)

	purevolume™ \| The Decemberists
		A sextet of attractive young musicians who copulate en masse and record the results.
		All songs, lyrics and pictures © 2005 The Decemberists.
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	www.purevolume.com /thedecemberists (56 words)

	NPR : The Decemberists: Steeped in History, Fiction
		Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and violinist Petra Haden performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The Decemberists (left to right): Chris Funk, Nate Query, Jenny Conlee, Colin Meloy, John Moen, Petra Haden
		It's the latest in a new series of live concerts from NPR's All Songs Considered and the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Previous live shows are listed at right.
		The Decemberists are an indie pop group from Portland, Ore., known for their fun, clever lyrics steeped in world history and modern fiction.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4627506 (331 words)

	YouTube - Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
		YouTube - Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
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	www.youtube.com /watch?v=tK3Ce9md96g (212 words)

	* Dusted Reviews - The Decemberists * (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It’s only rock and roll), it doesn’t much matter whether or not head Decemberist Colin Meloy is British, or how many wellsprings of inspiration he actually shares with Jeff Mangum or Stephen Morrissey.
		But if there’s understanding in the Decemberists’ music, it’s of the sort that hinders transcendence.
		Along with the resurgence of Morrissey, the Decemberists’ large speck on the radar suggests a desire to see self-pitying LiveJournal entries writ large, on a Dickensian scale.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/2067 (501 words)

	. The Decemberists Announce Release Date For ‘The Crane Wife’ [prefixmag news] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fans of the Decemberists found out last week through the band’s e-mail list that not only is there an upcoming record, but a title and a release date.
		The Crane Wife, their major label debut, will be out on October 3 of this year on Capitol Records.
		The Crane Wife could be the best thing the Decemberists have ever done.
	www.prefixmag.com /news/The-Decemberists/7594 (601 words)

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