S~V~S wrote:I love the Decemberists, and the King Is Dead album is a favorite. It's standard Decemberists in some ways, the hyperliterate lyrics, for instance, or Meloys use of his voice, BUT... the instrumental arrangements almost puts me in mind of The Band or some other late 60's/early 70's country grit rock. Their earlier albums were more derivative of folk in many ways; this is a twangier direction, less black turtlenecks, more faded jeans. A few places there is almost a Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Bros vibe. I'm gonna go listen to it right now!
I do not own the other. Should I? What do people who might like it also like?
Yay! Good. I have not listened to the Decemberists at all as of yet, so I look forward to giving the album a listen when I get a chance soon.