Decemberists Sign To Capitol

The rumor's been going around indie circles and blogs for weeks, and Colin Meloy has confirmed it: the Decemberists have signed to Capitol Records.

"It just felt like we had tapped out the resources of Kill Rock Stars,” Meloy told trendy indie website Pitchfork. “We could have stayed on that label until the end of time, putting out proper Decemberists records that sold x amount of copies. But there was a general thought after this last tour that the music and the stage show were evolving. We felt like there was an opportunity for something bigger."

It's not time to worry about the mainstream label monster or collaborations with Yellowcard just yet. "The contract that we have with Capitol is peppered with the words 'band approval',” Meloy told Pitchfork. “It's really as good a contract as we could hope for.”

In other Decemberists news, Meloy's girlfriend, artist Carson Ellis, is pregnant with their first future scholar.

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