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Decemberists The - Her Majesty The Decemberists (Indie in the group OUR PICKS / Friday Releases / Friday the 21th June 2024 at Bengans Skivbutik AB (5549617)

Decemberists The - Her Majesty The Decemberists (Indie

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Facts For all intents and purposes, "Her Majesty. . ." could best be described as the charming older brother to the band's previous outing. And, while being recognizably related to its sibling predecessor, it is an altogether different beast. Present and accounted for are the Victorian literary tropes, the rakish mariners, and the Dickensian downtrodden that slouched their way across the lazer imprinted surface of "Castaways and Cutouts"; in "Her Majesty the Decemberists," a new cast of characters is introduced as well, giving further depth to the richly bizarre songcraft of the band's bespectacled leading player, Colin Meloy: an aristocratic Jewess, slumming it blindfolded among the exotic avenues of a Chinese bazaar, the coifed and coked-up bon vivants of greater Los Angeles, the writer Myla Goldberg, and a pair of affectionate soldiers, celebrating their comradery among the mortar blasts and trench mud of World War I Belgium. Musically, the band travels
Article number: KRS375
Artist: Decemberists The
Barcode: 0708857037551
Distributor: Border Music
Label: KILL ROCK ST
Media: CD
Release date: 2024-06-21
Units in packaging: 1
  • 1. Shanty For The Arethusa
  • 2. Billy Liar
  • 3. Los Angeles[komma] I'm Yours
  • 4. The Gymnast[komma] High Above The Ground
  • 5. The Bachelor And The Bride
  • 6. Song For Myla Goldberg
  • 7. The Soldiering Life
  • 8. Red Right Ankle
  • 9. The Chimbley Sweep
  • 10. I Was Meant For The Stage
  • 11. As I Rise
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