Colin Meloy - vocals, guitars
Chris Funk - guitars, pedal steel
Nate Query - electric/stand-up bass
Jenny Conlee - vocals, keyboards, accordian
John Moen - drums, percussion

The Decemberists don't inhabit the same world as you I - theirs is one of gnarled seamen, Spanish child monarchs, roustabouts, vagabonds and all manner of social oddities. With a style that veers from hazy folk to rollicking indie pop, they are guided by the bespectacled Colin Meloy, a songwriter with a love of language, permanently transfixed by literary antiquity.

Their life began with the self-released 5 Songs EP in 2001 which was then put out by Hush Records a year later. In 2002 the release of their first full length, Castaways & Cutouts would cement a relationship with Kill Rock Stars who would come to release Her Majesty, The Decemberists in 2003 and Picaresque in 2005. The Tain EP, a 20 minute adaptation of an Irish folk tale, was also released in 2004 on Spanish label, Acuarela. Their fourth full-length, The Crane Wife was released in late 2006.

Releases

• The Perfect Crime #2 - single, out 08/10/2007 on Rough Trade. (post review)
• The Crane Wife - album, out 29/01/2007 on Rough Trade. (post review)
• Picaresque - album, out 08/08/2005 on Rough Trade. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sat 13 Oct at Leeds Metropolitan University Union. (post review)
• Fri 12 Oct at Glasgow Carling Academy. (post review)
• Thu 11 Oct at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Wed 10 Oct at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Tue 09 Oct at Dublin Vicar Street. (post review)
• Sun 07 Oct at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Sat 06 Oct at Bristol Anson Rooms. (post review)
• Fri 05 Oct at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. (post review)
• Wed 03 Oct at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Tue 02 Oct at London Royal Festival Hall. (post review)
• Fri 09 Feb at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Thu 08 Feb at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Wed 07 Feb at Nottingham Trent University. (post review)
• Mon 05 Feb at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Sun 04 Feb at Glasgow ABC. (post review)
• Sat 03 Feb at Dublin The Village. (post review)
• Fri 02 Feb at Sheffield Leadmill. 1 review (read/post)
• The United Sounds of ATP - Weekend Two, Fri 19 May at Camber Sands All Tomorrow's Parties. (post review)
• Thu 17 Nov at London ULU. (post review)
• Tue 15 Nov at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
• Mon 14 Nov at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Mon 04 Oct at Brighton The Freebutt. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 29/02/2008: Coldplay, Timberlake and more sign up for launch of Facebook's iTunes-integrated music service
• 08/10/2007: Off: Decemberists cancel UK, Irish dates
• 17/07/2007: Octoberists: Oregon's finest to tour UK in autumn
• 06/07/2007: ATP bands do the rounds
• 23/03/2007: Led Zep, Springsteen and Eno covered on new indie charity comp
• 25/01/2007: New Decemberists live EP
• 22/01/2007: Rage Against California: rap-rockers to headline Coachella
• 16/10/2006: Decemberists sailing to UK
• 05/06/2006: Decemberists announce new album details
• 19/09/2005: Decemberists: Announce dates & talk to DiS

Features

• 06/07/2007: Our ATP: DiS does Weekend Two, finds that not all men with a cape can fly...
• 18/01/2007: Some Questions: The Decemberists
• 25/10/2006: Our 66: 20 that missed the cut

Links

• Decemberists.com - Official site.
• The Artwork Of Carson Ellis - The home of the artist behind The Decemberists' cover art.

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