The Syndicate

What I liked about the King Is Dead is that it was different, while being the same, as prior Decemberist albums, imo. It was less hipster than some of their recordings have been. And i used to live in the Northwest, i know hipsters

And I did not mean to take it out of context. Calling someone a fail seemed ... harsh, I guess. Sorry if I offended.

Epignosis wrote:
Then you have failed.

Epignosis wrote:It's their worst one.

Wow, so negative

Most people prefer Crane Wife, but my faves are Picaresque and The King is Dead. I LOVE Colin Meloys voice; wavery & quavery & so expressive. My favorite Decemberists song is Mariners Revenge song from Picaresque. The irony at the end gets me every time.

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?