The Decemberists

[cobl04]

if this band releases just a few more albums, they'll be able to make a fucking calendar.

 

[u2popmofo]

Pitchfork: Watch/Listen: The Decemberists Cover R.E.M.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

bought my ticket today for their gig here.

 

[u2popmofo]

Are you actually going to go?

 

[Reggo]

Crap, I keep forgetting to buy/download their new one.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Are you actually going to go?

yes, why?

 

[u2popmofo]

yes, why?

Broken Social Scene

 

[u2popmofo]

Crap, I keep forgetting to buy/download their new one.

No more excuses.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Broken Social Scene

well, I am recovering from a surgery, so yeah, I couldn't make it.

 

[u2popmofo]

well, I am recovering from a surgery, so yeah, I couldn't make it.

Likely story.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

this is not the thread to go into my health issues.

 

[Reggo]

Broken Social Scene

If i haven't gotten it by next friday, I give you license to slap me at the U2 gig.

 

[u2popmofo]

this is not the thread to go into my health issues.

That was a joke.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

I have lost my sense of humour over the past 6 weeks. maybe that will return soon!

 

[u2popmofo]

If i haven't gotten it by next friday, I give you license to slap me at the U2 gig.

I probably will regardless, as I like to slap people in the mouth at concerts to show I approve of the music.

 

[Reggo]

I probably will regardless, as I like to slap people in the mouth at concerts to show I approve of the music.

 

[cobl04]

smoooooooooth, scumbo

probably the best album i've heard so far this year.

 

[bono_212]

Holy shit, this is The Decemberists?

I really, really don't like this band in general, but there's always a few songs per album I dig a great deal. This album, however, I don't think there was ever a moment I didn't enjoy. Very happy to spin this one many times in the future.

"June Hymn" is just excellent btw.

 

[u2popmofo]

That's probably my favorite song from it as well.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

January Hymn > June Hymn

Spoiler

 

[cobl04]

I think Rise to Me is probably my favourite. Maybe.

 

[u2popmofo]

Friggin' GAF....ler.

 

[u2popmofo]

This is pretty terrible.

http://pitchfork.com/news/42410-the...st-jenny-conlee-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

that is horrible news.

The show here in Atlanta last night was fantastic. It was my first time seeing them live and I had no idea what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. An entertaining show with lots of laughs.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Yeah, they're a lot of fun live.

Brutal news about Jenny Conlee.

 

[cobl04]

That is sad. My mum has breast cancer as well so I can relate. (and her name's also Jenny, ha) Like Ms Conlee, they also caught it very early and she is well on the road to recovery, so hopefully it will be the same for Jenny Conlee.

 

[u2popmofo]

Has anyone heard the new EP? What do you think?

 

[Danny Boy]

I downloaded it from iTunes last night, but I'm trying to listen to the AB Super Set all the way through before I move on to anything else.

 

[phanan]

I think it's excellent and any of those first three cuts could have blended in seamlessly on the album.

 

[u2popmofo]

I think we mentioned this elsewhere a month or two back when there were rumors of it, but here are the final details on the upcoming live album. Comes March 13th.

We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11):

Disc 1:

01 The Infanta
02 Calamity Song
03 Rise to Me
04 The Soldiering Life
05 We Both Go Down Together
06 The Bagman’s Gambit
07 Down by the Water
08 Leslie Ann Levine
09 The Rake's Song
10 The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3

Disc 2:

01 Oceanside
02 Billy Liar
03 Grace Cathedral Hill
04 All Arise!
05 Rox in the Box
06 June Hymn
07 Dracula's Daughter > O Valencia!
08 This Is Why We Fight
09 The Mariner's Revenge Song
10 I Was Meant for the Stage


Looks like a pretty solid set of songs. They're quite good live, I definitely think I'll have to pick this up.