Tenuousness

New Decemberists album, The King Is Dead, out January 18th!

And while the record still finds Meloy showing off his command of the English language — on one track, he rhymes the phrase “bonhomie bone-drab” with “chewable Ambien tab” — the album is a bold, straight-up folk-rock record, perhaps their most accessible one yet. Songs like “Calamity Song” recall early R.E.M. (Peter Buck actually guests on guitar), and “Down by the Water” is a blazing country-rock anthem, with squealing Neil Young-style harmonica lines.

Free download of Down By The Water and video preview here!