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The Decemberists
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Baroque Pop, Experimental Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative
Group Members: John Moen, Nate Query, Ezra Holbrook, Rachel Blumberg, Chris Funk, Colin Meloy, Jenny Conlee, Jesse Emerson
Biography: Led by Colin Meloy, the Decemberists are a five-piece outfit whose pop sound has been compared to the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel and Belle & Sebastian. Meloy, who hails from Missoula, MT, is the main songwriter for the group, whose initial lineup consisted of Ezra Holbrook on drums, Nate Query on bass, ...Read full biography
Castaways And Cutouts
Released: 2002
Label: Digital Rights Agency
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Colin Meloy's dynamic vocals lead the way on Castaways and Cutouts, the impressive 2003 effort by Portland, OR, quintet the Decemberists. Throughout the disc, Meloy's songs tell tales of life's castaways, ...Read full review
Picaresque
Released: 2005
Label: Rough Trade
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"The Infanta," the thunderous opening track on the Decemberists' fluid and predictably studious Picaresque, rolls in like a ghost ship at 40 knots in a hail of cannon fire with a mad English professor ...Read full review
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