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Watch the Trailer for The Decemberists' Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized (And Maybe Own it in December)
Last month, we told you about The Decemberists’ plan to wrap up their fall tour with a very special performance of their most recent opus—a four-part animated film called Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized. Featuring the work of Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria, it’s to be debuted and soundtracked live by the band at an upcoming show in Los Angeles. Cool, right? Right. But also kind of a bummer if, say, you weren’t already planning to be in the neighborhood of UCLA’s Royce Hall on Oct. 19.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDecemberists to End Hazards of Love Tour with Animated Performance
Update: Watch the newly-premiered trailer for Here Come the Waves here.--The Decemberists are easily one of the most animated bands in rock; Colin Meloy's stage banter and over-the-top literary persona alone prove that. But for the band's final American performance of the full rock epic Hazards of Love, The Decemberists will be animated the good old-fashioned way. On Oct. 19 at UCLA's Royce Hall, the band will unleash Here Come the Waves: Hazards of Love Visualized, a four-part animated film project that synced to the full performance of Hazards.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Decemberists headline NPR showcase, debut album
NPR is jumping once again from radio waves to the main stage and taking The Decemberists with them. The Portland, Ore.,-based group has been tapped to headline the public radio's showcase the opening night (March 18) of the SXSW Music Conference and Festival.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDecemberists head to the sticks with Hazards of Love art
Given the (unbearable? delightful? unbearably delightful?) new depths of creepiness mined by "The Rake's Song" last week, perhaps you thought that the cover of The Decemberists' upcoming Hazards of Love LP would also be a wee bit discomfiting. Maybe a little dark, a little sanguine; a few dead babies here, a few unrepentant fathers there. But just like all those folks who never thought a song about infanticide could be totally effing catchy, you are wrong, friend.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDecemberists offer free download of baby-killin' "Rake's Song"
We know what you're thinking. "Gee," you're thinking. "There are just not enough songs about disgruntled widowers cruelly doing away with their own children available for download on the Internet." But leave it to The Decemberists to make all your weirdo dreams come true. Or at least this one. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Decemberists' Hazards of Love has release date, track list
Back in October, the Decemberists announced that their upcoming fifth LP, Hazards of Love, was fully recorded, tracked and... read more
Found in: Music, NewsColin Meloy, Spring Awakening team in musical talks
Last week, we told you about the Decemberists' new album Hazards of Love and its past life as a would-be musical. We also mentioned that frontman Colin Meloy was "still working with" some producers on "another project” for the stage, and while we didn't expect to hear much else about it for a while, well, we have. ... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsDecemberists' Colin Meloy talks Hazards of Love
In the wake of last week's maddeningly brief announcement that recording had wrapped and mixing commenced on the Decemberists' upcoming fifth release... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Decemberists finish tracking new album Hazards of Love
Yep, that's pretty much it. In a band newsletter sent out last night discussing the previously reported Always the Bridesmaid vinyl singles series and subsequent tour dates, The Decemberists left their fans with this sneaky little teaser:"In other news, we've officially closed the book on tracking our next record and mixing starts tomorrow! We're all tremendously pleased with the outcome thus far. It's called 'Hazards of Love.' That's all we'll say now."You Ain't No Picasso posted six new Decemberists songs a couple months back, including a couple that seem likely to be included on the new record, "Hazards of Love... read more
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