The Decemberists Announce New Album, Tour

The Decemberists will release their Capitol Records debut, The Crane Wife, on Oct. 3 and embark on a North American tour Oct. 17.

Recorded in Portland and co-produced by Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) and Tucker Martine (Laura Veirs), The Crane Wife was inspired by an ancient Japanese folk tale of the same name that Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy discovered years ago in the children’s section of a local bookstore. The disc is comprised of 10 tracks, including the 13-minute ballad, “The Island.”

The Crain Wife track listing:

1. The Crane Wife 3
2. The Island:
Come and See
The Landlord's Daughter
You'll Not Feel the Drowning
3. Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
4. O Valencia!
5. The Perfect Crime #2
6. When the War Came
7. Shankill Butchers
8. Summersong
9. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
10. Sons and Daughters

For tour dates, click here.

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